Beyond GDP: Using Equivalent Incomes to Measure Well-Being in Europe
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- Koen DECANCQ & Erik SCHOKKAERT, 2016. "Beyond GDP: Using equivalent incomes to measure well-being in Europe," LIDAM Reprints CORE 2795, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
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