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Research Articie 26 May 2026

Why Does Christmas Feel Sadder Over Time? An Economic—Relational Theory of the Christmas Paradox in Developing Societies

Emmanuel A. Onsay ¹

eaonsay@up.edu.ph

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1 : Partido Institute of Economics, Partido State University, Goa, Camarines Sur, Philippines

DOI: 10.55578/jedip.2605.007

Keywords: Christmas paradox , relational utility , happiness economics , behavioral economics , cultural economics , Philippines

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