Watching alone: Relational goods, television and happiness

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 506-528

  Bruni, Luigino ^a   Stanca, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Relational goods; Subjective well being; TV consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149132804     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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