Inequality of Wellbeing: A Multidimensional Approach

Economica

Volumn 79, Issue 316, 2012, Pages 721-746

  Decancq, Koen ^a   Lugo, María Ana ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 84866448236     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2012.00929.x     Document Type: Article

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