Inequality and happiness: are Europeans and Americans different?

Journal of Public Economics - Tập 88 Số 9-10 - Trang 2009-2042 - 2004
Alberto Alesina1, Rafael Di Tella2, Robert MacCulloch3
1NBER and CEPR, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
2Harvard Business School USA
3Princeton University, Princeton, USA

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