Does Country Matter for Subjective Well-Being?

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 155-170

  Heukamp, Franz H ^a   Ariño, Miguel A ^a  

^a IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corruption; Country; Subjective well being; World values survey

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; CULTURE; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ISLAMISM; LIFE EXPECTANCY;

EID: 78649813500     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9610-y     Document Type: Article

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