The richer, the happier? An empirical investigation in selected European countries

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 455-476

  Seghieri, Chiara ^a   Desantis, Gustavo ^a   Tanturri, Maria Letizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic well being; Panel data; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33750700490     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-005-5394-x     Document Type: Article

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