Does transition make you happy?

Economics of Transition

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 707-731

  Sanfey, Peter ^a   Teksoz, Utku ^b  

^a EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Credit Suisse group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Governance; Happiness; Reforms; Transition

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INCOME; MARKET TRANSITION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

EID: 34848916676     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2007.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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