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HappinessLatin AmericansDemographic economicsAssociation (psychology)EconomicsPsychologyDevelopment economicsSocioeconomicsPolitical scienceSocial psychology
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Richard A. Easterlin
(1974).
Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot? Some Empirical Evidence.
Elsevier eBooks
, 89-125.
https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-205050-3.50008-7
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- 10.1016/b978-0-12-205050-3.50008-7