Technological affluence and subjective well-being

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 742-753

  Kavetsos, Georgios ^a   Koutroumpis, Pantelis ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broadband; Happiness; Life satisfaction; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052022386     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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