Education and subjective well-being. Observations from Madagascar

Klein, Małgorzata

doi:10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0056

Abstract

This paper examines the association between education and subjective well-being (SWB). To this end, the data collected during the My Baobab Foundation's (FMB) operations in Madagascar in 2007–2020 are analyzed a posteriori. The paper offers some insight into what is required for a low-income country to follow the pathway to education, and examines how educational efforts can translate into an improvement in SWB.

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