Life Satisfaction And Income Inequality

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-127

  Verme, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

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EID: 79951871001     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: 14754991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2010.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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