What wealth-happiness paradox? A short note on the American case

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-226

  Fischer, Claude S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Easterlin; Happiness; Income; Measurement; Method; Paradox; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449090742     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-007-9047-4     Document Type: Article

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