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Life satisfaction and self-employment in different types of occupations

Jolanda HesselsDepartment of Applied Economics, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands;Erasmus Happiness Economics Research Organisation (EHERO), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands;Tinbergen Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Efstratia ArampatziErasmus Happiness Economics Research Organisation (EHERO), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter van der ZwanDepartment of Applied Economics, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands;Erasmus Happiness Economics Research Organisation (EHERO), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands;Leiden Law School, Institute of Tax Law and Economics, Department of Business Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Martijn BurgerDepartment of Applied Economics, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands;Erasmus Happiness Economics Research Organisation (EHERO), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands;Tinbergen Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 734-740 | Published online: 04 Aug 2017

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