Is man doomed to progress?

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 140-152

  Senik, Claudia ^a  

^a PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Expectations; Growth; Panel data; Subjective happiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 50449093404     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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