Survey design and the analysis of satisfaction

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1087-1093

  Conti, Gabriella ^a,b   Pudney, Stephen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80053994519     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00202     Document Type: Note

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