An empirical study of happiness in Italy

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Scoppa, Vincenzo ^a   Ponzo, Michela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Effects of welfare programs; Happiness; Relative income; Social capital; Subjective well being; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749104585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.1965     Document Type: Article

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