The Happy Farmer: Self-Employment and Subjective Well-Being in Rural Vietnam

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The Happy Farmer : Self-Employment and Subjective Well-Being in Rural Vietnam. / Markussen, Thomas; Fibæk, Maria; Tarp, Finn; Tuan, Nguyen Do Anh.

I: Journal of Happiness Studies, Bind 19, Nr. 6, 2017, s. 1613-36.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Markussen, T, Fibæk, M, Tarp, F & Tuan, NDA 2017, 'The Happy Farmer: Self-Employment and Subjective Well-Being in Rural Vietnam', Journal of Happiness Studies, bind 19, nr. 6, s. 1613-36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-017-9899-1

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Markussen, T., Fibæk, M., Tarp, F., & Tuan, N. D. A. (2017). The Happy Farmer: Self-Employment and Subjective Well-Being in Rural Vietnam. Journal of Happiness Studies, 19(6), 1613-36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-017-9899-1

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Markussen T, Fibæk M, Tarp F, Tuan NDA. The Happy Farmer: Self-Employment and Subjective Well-Being in Rural Vietnam. Journal of Happiness Studies. 2017;19(6):1613-36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-017-9899-1

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Markussen, Thomas ; Fibæk, Maria ; Tarp, Finn ; Tuan, Nguyen Do Anh. / The Happy Farmer : Self-Employment and Subjective Well-Being in Rural Vietnam. I: Journal of Happiness Studies. 2017 ; Bind 19, Nr. 6. s. 1613-36.

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