What predicts a successful life? A life-course model of well-being

Economic Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 580, 2014, Pages F720-F738

  Layard, Richard ^a   Clark, Andrew E ^a   Cornaglia, Francesca ^a   Powdthavee, Nattavudh ^b   Vernoit, James ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EID: 84927135174     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12170     Document Type: Article

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