Does Being Well-Off Make Us Happier? Problems of Measurement

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 795-815

  Zuzanek, Jiri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

GDP; Happiness; Income; Measurement; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879226397     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-012-9356-0     Document Type: Article

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