Economic Shocks and Subjective Well-Being : Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment

This article examines how economic shocks affect individual well-being in developing countries. Using the case of a sudden and unanticipated currency devaluation in Botswana as a quasi-experiment, we examine how this monetary shock affects individuals’ evaluations of well-being. We do so by using...

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Main Authors: Hariri, Jacob Gerner, Bjørnskov, Christian, Justesen, Mogens K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27692

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