Macroeconomics and life satisfaction: Revisiting the "misery index"

Journal of Applied Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 237-251

  Welsch, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inflation; Life satisfaction; Misery index; Social welfare function; Subjective well being; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149114549     PISSN: 15140326     EISSN: 16676726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15140326.2007.12040489     Document Type: Article

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