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Does National Income Inequality Affect Individuals’ Quality of Life in Europe? Inequality, Happiness, Finances, and Health

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ID8017463
AuthorsKrzysztof Zagorski (0000-0001-5810-6981, Kozminski University), Mariah Debra Evans (University of Nevada, Reno), Mariah D R Evans, Jay Kelley (0000-0001-5186-5563), Katarzyna Piotrowska (0000-0002-2528-8552, Kozminski University)
Year2013
Volume117
Issue3
Pages1089-1110
Publication date2013-07-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Indicators Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0303-8300 • E-ISSN: 1573-0921
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s11205-013-0390-z
OpenAlexW1989965025
LanguageEN
Citations received66
References cited65

Affect (linguistics · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic inequality · Economics · Happiness · Health care · Health equity · Human geography · Inequality · Political science · Public health · Quality of life (healthcare · Quality of Life Research · Social science · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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