X-inefficiency in the use of income to attain economic satisfaction

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2278-2290

  Rojas, Mariano ^a  

^a Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Mexico   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Consumption; Economic satisfaction; Income; Mexico; Subjective well being; X inefficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549119162     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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