Are happiness and productivity lower among young people with newly-divorced parents? An experimental and econometric approach

Experimental Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-23

  Proto, Eugenio ^a   Sgroi, Daniel ^a   Oswald, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Divorce; Experimental economics; Happiness; Labor productivity; Mental health; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856332938     PISSN: 13864157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10683-011-9285-5     Document Type: Article

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