Life satisfaction in Germany after reunification: Additional insights on the pattern of convergence

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Life satisfaction in Germany after reunification: Additional insights on the pattern of convergence. / Pfeifer, Christian; Petrunyk, Inna.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2015. (Working Paper Series in Economics; Nr. 337).

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Pfeifer, C & Petrunyk, I 2015 'Life satisfaction in Germany after reunification: Additional insights on the pattern of convergence' Working Paper Series in Economics, Nr. 337, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Pfeifer, C., & Petrunyk, I. (2015). Life satisfaction in Germany after reunification: Additional insights on the pattern of convergence. (Working Paper Series in Economics; Nr. 337). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Pfeifer C, Petrunyk I. Life satisfaction in Germany after reunification: Additional insights on the pattern of convergence. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2015. (Working Paper Series in Economics; 337).

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