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Money Does Matter! Evidence from Increasing Real Income and Life Satisfaction in East Germany Following Reunification
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Money Does Matter! Evidence from Increasing Real Income and Life Satisfaction in East Germany Following Reunification by Paul Frijters, John P. Haisken-DeNew and Michael A. Shields. Published in volume 94, issue 3, pages 730-740 of American Economic Review, June 2004
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Metadata
- Authors
- Frijters, P., Haisken-Denew, J. P., & Shields, M. A.
- Venue
- American Economic Review
- Publisher
- American Economic Association
- Published
- 2004-05-01
- Volume
- 94
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 730-740
- ISSN
- 0002-8282 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1978815854
- Cited by
- 658
- References
- 38
- FWCI
- 36.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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