On the economics of happiness: The influence of income and non-income factors on happiness

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-51

  Mahadea, Darma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Debt; Economic growth; Happiness; Income; Relationships; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875024327     PISSN: 10158812     EISSN: 22223436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajems.v16i1.204     Document Type: Article

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