Title:

Do Large Governments Decrease Happiness? New Evidence of a Negative Effect in Europe

Authors:

Tiago Neves Sequeira (U Beira Interior)
Tiago Silva Minas (U Beira Interior)
Alexandra Ferreira Lopes (ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, U Beira Interior)
Marcelo Santos (U Beira Interior)

Journal:

International Journal of Happiness and Development

Year:

2017

Volume:

3

Number:

3

Pages:

193-240

JEL codes:

E62 - Fiscal Policy; Public Expenditures, Investment, and Finance; Taxation
I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Living Standards; Quality of Life; Happiness