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Theory of negative consumption externalities with applications to the economics of happiness

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Guoqiang Tian ()
Liyan Yang

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Volume (Year): 39 (2009)
Issue (Month): 3 (June)
Pages: 399-424
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Keywords: Negative consumption externalities; Pareto efficiency; Happiness economics; D61; D62; H23;

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