Life satisfaction and diet in transition: evidence from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey

Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 563-574

  Huffman, Sonya K ^a   Rizov, Marian ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

D11; D12; Diet; I31; Life satisfaction; Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey; Transition

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH POLICY; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURVEY METHOD; UNEMPLOYMENT;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 85050459388     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/agec.12442     Document Type: Article

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