Relationship between happiness and income: evidence from panel smoothing transition regression in Great Britain
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Happiness and Development
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2049-2790,2049-2804
DOI: 10.1504/ijhd.2015.073943