The Mediating Role of Urbanization on the Composition of Happiness
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- Cristina Bernini & Alessandro Tampieri, 2020. "The Mediating Role of Urbanization on the Composition of Happiness," Working Papers - Economics wp2020_16.rdf, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa.
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- I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
- R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General
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