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The Effect of Income on Subjective Well-Being

Evidence from the 2008 Economic Stimulus Tax Rebates

Marta Lachowska
Journal of Human Resources, March 2017, 52 (2) 374-417; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.2.1014-6727R1
Marta Lachowska
Marta Lachowska is an economist at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
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vol. 52 no. 2 374-417
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.2.1014-6727R1
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received October 1, 2014
  • Accepted October 1, 2015
  • Published online April 27, 2017.

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  1. Marta Lachowska is an economist at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
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