The effect of education on life satisfaction across countries

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 124-136

  Cheung, Hoi Yan ^a,c   Chan, Alex W H ^b,d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Department of Applied Social Studies ^*

^d Faculty of Business and Economics   (Czech Republic)

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EID: 67650999087     PISSN: 00024805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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