How does heterogeneity shape the socioeconomic gradient in health satisfaction?

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 549-579

  Jones, Andrew M ^a   Schurer, Stefanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 78650616831     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1134     Document Type: Article

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