A Cross-Country Analysis of Perceived Economic Status and Life Satisfaction in High- and Low-Income Countries

World Development

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 212-223

  Camfield, Laura ^a   Esposito, Lucio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross country studies; Dominican Republic; Life satisfaction; Multidimensional wellbeing; Subjective data; Translation bias

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; LOW INCOME POPULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STUDENT;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC;

EID: 84896880040     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.01.018     Document Type: Article

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