Effects of positive attitude on happiness and wage: Evidence from the US data

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 884-897

  Mohanty, Madhu S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Happiness; Positive attitude; Two stage estimation; Wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549114847     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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