Optimism, pessimism and life satisfaction: an empirical investigation
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- Alan Piper, 2022. "Optimism, pessimism and life satisfaction: an empirical investigation," International Review of Economics, Springer;Happiness Economics and Interpersonal Relations (HEIRS), vol. 69(2), pages 177-208, June.
- Alan Piper, 2019. "Optimism, Pessimism and Life Satisfaction: An Empirical Investigation," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 1027, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
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- C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
- D84 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Expectations; Speculations
- I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
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