Happiness and the standard of living: The case of South Africa

Handbook on the Economics of Happiness

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 447-486

  Powdthavee, Nattavudh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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