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Money and mental wellbeing: A longitudinal study of medium-sized lottery wins

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Gardner, Jonathan
Oswald, Andrew J.

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Volume (Year): 26 (2007)
Issue (Month): 1 (January)
Pages: 49-60
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  4. Boheim, Rene & Ermisch, John, 2001. " Partnership Dissolution in the UK--The Role of Economic Circumstances," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 63(2), pages 197-208, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  6. Carol Graham, 2005. "Insights on Development from the Economics of Happiness," World Bank Research Observer, Oxford University Press, vol. 20(2), pages 201-231.
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  8. Andrew J. Oswald, 2005. "On the Common Claim that Happiness Equations Demonstrate Diminishing Marginal Utility of Income," IZA Discussion Papers 1781, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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  4. Andrew J. Oswald & Nattavudh Powdthavee, 2007. "Obesity, Unhappiness, and The Challenge of Affluence: Theory and Evidence," IZA Discussion Papers 2717, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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