The sources of happiness: Evidence from the investment game

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 498-509

  Becchetti, Leonardo ^a   Degli Antoni, Giacomo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Happiness; Investment game; Social welfare preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955057787     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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