Happiness research: State and prospects

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 207-228

  Frey, Bruno S ^a   Stutzer, Alois ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Causality; Cost benefit analysis; Happiness research; Life satisfaction approach; Marriage; Selection; Subjective well being; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544484248     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346760500130366     Document Type: Review

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