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Research ArticleII. Social Consequences of the Great Recession
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Who Suffered Most from the Great Recession? Happiness in the United States

Kelsey J. O’Connor
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences April 2017, 3 (3) 72-99; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2017.3.3.04
Kelsey J. O’Connor
aPhD candidate in economics at the University of Southern California
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    U.S. Happiness 1973–2014; Annual Proportions Reporting “Very Happy,” “Pretty Happy,” or “Not Too Happy”

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    2010 Deviation from Long-Term Trend—Change in Probability of Reporting “Very Happy,” Two Models by Population Group

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RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Apr 2017, 3 (3) 72-99; DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2017.3.3.04
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    • EVIDENCE FROM PAST LITERATURE
    • HAPPINESS DATA AND METHODS
    • DESCRIPTION OF WELL-BEING IMPACTS
    • GREAT RECESSION CHANNELS—EXPLAINING THE IMPACTS
    • COMPARISON WITH THE 1980S RECESSION
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