The Geography of Economics and Happiness: Spatial Patterns in the Effects of Economic Conditions on Well-Being

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-133

  Stanca, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Spatial analysis; Well being

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INCOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 77956294451     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9571-1     Document Type: Article

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