Relative income, happiness, and utility: an explanation for the Easterlin paradox and other puzzles

Michael A. Shields, Andrew E. Clark, Paul Frijters

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-144
Journal	Journal of Economic Literature
Volume	46
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.46.1.95
Publication status	Published - Mar 2008
Externally published	Yes

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