Socioeconomic factors and happiness: evidence from self-reported mental health data
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Utility; Happiness; Mental health;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities
- I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
- Z2 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics
- Z28 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - Policy
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