Does Education Affect Happiness? Evidence for Spain

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 185-196

  Cuñado, Juncal ^a   de Gracia, Fernando Pérez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Education; European social survey; Happiness; Self confidence; Self estimation

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; INCOME; LABOR STANDARD; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SURVEY METHOD;

SPAIN;

EID: 84863104052     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9874-x     Document Type: Article

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