Porovnání veřejných a soukromých vysokých škol v ČR v roce 2017 pohledem ekonomie štěstí

Based on questionnaire survey of 249 students of various public and private universities in Czech Republic this diploma thesis tests if there is a significant connection between studying on a private university and level of happiness, satisfaction and individual costs of studying. If the 17% level of significance could be considered as sufficient, the hypothesis is confirmed – studying on a private university is associated (ceteris paribus) with higher level of happiness by 4.7% (measured using methodology of Oxford happiness questionnaire). Furthermore, studying on private university is associated with lower level of school stress, which has proved to be a significant determinant of students’ happiness. Also the studying on private university is associated with lower non-monetary (i.e. time) costs and with higher monetary costs (not only the tuition). Those higher monetary costs (e.g. housing expenses, food expenses etc.) signalize higher living standard and therefore have the potential to positively influence happiness. Students of private universities are also, on average, more satisfied with various aspects of their universities and their personal characteristics (employment, partnership etc.) indicate potentially higher level of happiness.