Happiness and economic policy

CESifo DICE Report

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 3-7

  Frey, Bruno S ^a   Stutzer, Alois ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 79957913736     PISSN: 16120663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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