Government spending and happiness of the population: additional evidence from large cross-country samples
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Keywords
Life satisfaction; Government spending; Happiness; H50; H40; H11; I31;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
- H40 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - General
- H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
- I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
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