Happiness and economic systems

Comparative Economic Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 367-383

  Pryor, Frederic ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 68449085016     PISSN: 08887233     EISSN: 14783320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ces.2009.5     Document Type: Article

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