Heterogeneity in the Relationship Between Unemployment and Subjective Wellbeing: A Quantile Approach

Economica

Volumn 82, Issue 328, 2015, Pages 865-891

  Binder, Martin ^a,b   Coad, Alex ^c  

^a BARD COLLEGE BERLIN   (Germany)

^b BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PANEL DATA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84944279965     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecca.12150     Document Type: Article

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