Money Does Matter! Evidence from Increasing Real Income and Life Satisfaction in East Germany Following Reunification

2004/05/01 by Paul Frijters, John P. Haisken‐DeNew, Michael A. Shields · 668 citations
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paper · doi:10.1257/0002828041464551

published in American Economic Review 94(3), 730-740 (American Economic Association)

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Abstract

Money Does Matter! Evidence from Increasing Real Income and Life Satisfaction in East Germany Following Reunification by Paul Frijters, John P. Haisken-DeNew and Michael A. Shields. Published in volume 94, issue 3, pages 730-740 of American Economic Review, June 2004

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