Living Standards and the Urban Environment
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چکیده
Real wages ........................................................................................................................................6 Heights and Physical Well-being......................................................................................................8 Working hours ................................................................................................................................12 Consumption and household budgets .............................................................................................17 Urbanization, Mortality, and the Value of Life ..............................................................................20 Composite Measures of Welfare ....................................................................................................26 The Standard of Living and Macroeconomic Performance............................................................30 Conclusions.....................................................................................................................................33 References.......................................................................................................................................35
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