What Do You Think Would Make You Happier? What Do You Think You Would Choose?
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- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
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