Happiness, unhappiness, and suicide: An empirical assessment

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 539-549

  Daly, Mary C ^a   Wilson, Daniel J ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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EID: 70349452204     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2009.7.2-3.539     Document Type: Article

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