The Easterlin and Other Paradoxes: Why Both Sides of the Debate May Be Correct

International Differences in Well-Being

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Graham, Carol ^a   Chattopadhyay, Soumya ^a   Picon, Mario ^a  

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Author keywords

Easterlin paradox; Happiness; Income; International; National

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921801263     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199732739.003.0009     Document Type: Chapter

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