How should we measure the "economic" aspects of well-being?

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 311-336

  Osberg, Lars ^a   Sharpe, Andrew ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Center for the Study of Living Standards   (Canada)

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EID: 27844581174     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2005.00156.x     Document Type: Article

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