Factors predicting the subjective well-being of nations

Social Indicators Research Series

Volumn 38, Issue , 2009, Pages 43-70

  Diener, Ed ^a   Diener, Marissa ^b   Diener, Carol ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Income Growth; Life Satisfaction; Social Comparison; Social Indicator Research; World Development Report

Indexed keywords

EID: 85067760558     PISSN: 13876570     EISSN: 22150099     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2352-0_3     Document Type: Chapter

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