Bureaucratic rents and life satisfaction

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 476-488

  Luechinger, Simon ^a   Meier, Stephan ^b   Stutzer, Alois ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 51849163629     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewm057     Document Type: Article

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