Poor and dissatisfied? Income poverty, poverty transitions and life satisfaction in Chile

Journal of Poverty and Social Justice

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-31

  Samman, Emma ^a   Santos, María Emma ^b,c  

^a OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Instituto de Investigaciones Economicas y Sociales del Sur IIES   (Argentina)

^c Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive preference; Chile; Happiness; Income poverty; Life satisfaction; Subjective wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878546879     PISSN: 17598273     EISSN: 17598281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/175982713X664038     Document Type: Article

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