Reference group consumption and the subjective wellbeing of the poor in Peru

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-272

  Guillen Royo, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Consumer psychology; Consumption; Poverty; Relative consumption; Subjective wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952817698     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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