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“A happy choice: wellbeing as the goal of government” (with Frijters, P., Clark, A. E., &  Krekel, C.) Behavioural Public Policy, 4(2), 126-165. (2019).

 

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“Living long and living well: The wellby approach.” (with Ekaterina Oparina). In in J. F. Helliwell, R. Layard, J. Sachs and J.E. De Neve (eds).  World Happiness Report 2021, p.191. New York, UN SDSN, (2017).

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