Diminishing marginal utility of income? Caveat emptor

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-255

  Easterlin, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 22844432579     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-004-8393-4     Document Type: Article

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