Adaptation or Social Comparison? The effects of income on happiness
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- Luis Angeles, 2008. "Adaption or social comparison? The effects of income on happiness," Working Papers 2009_09, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow, revised Jun 2009.
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Income and happiness; adaptation; social comparison; BHPS;Statistics
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