Comparative Economic Performance and Institutional Change in OECD Countries: Evidence from Subjective Well-Being Data
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economic performance; institutional change; trade; subjective well-being; OECD;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
- I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
- F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
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