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.
Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 2015. (SOEPpaper; No. 764).

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Pfeifer C, Petrunyk I. Life satisfaction in Germany after reunification: Additional insights on the pattern of convergence. Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW). 2015. (SOEPpaper; 764).

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