Small Fish in a Big Pond or Big Fish in a Small Pond? The Effects of Educational Mismatch on Subjective Wellbeing

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 771-789

  Artés, Joaquín ^a   Salinas Jiménez, Maria del Mar ^c   Salinas Jiménez, Javier ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Educational mismatch; Happiness; Life satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889992674     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: 15730921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-013-0526-1     Document Type: Article

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