Subjective Welfare, Isolation, and Relative Consumption
The recent literature has shown that subjective welfare depends on relative income. Much of the existing evidence comes from developed economies. What remains unclear is whether this is a universal human trait or an artifact of a prosperous, market-oriented lifestyle. Using data from Nepal, a mounta...
Main Authors: | Fafchamps, Marcel, Shilpi, Forhad |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5706 |
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