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Impact of unemployment on happiness in the United States

Sediq SameemDepartment of Accounting and Finance, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pavlo BuryiHarrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg, PA, USA
Pages 1049-1052 | Published online: 01 Oct 2018

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