Viewpoint: Measuring and understanding subjective well-being

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 729-753

  Helliwell, John F ^a   Barrington Leigh, Christopher P ^a  

^a CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTHETICS; PARADIGM SHIFT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CANADA;

EID: 77955146151     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2010.01592.x     Document Type: Article

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