Geografie 2018, 123, 201-224

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie2018123020201

Determinants of choice of the place of university study in Slovakia

Štefan Rehák1, Martin Alexy2, Marek Káčer2,3

1University of Economics in Bratislava, Faculty of National Economy, Department of Public Administration and Regional Development, Bratislava, Slovakia
2University of Economics in Bratislava, Faculty of National Economy, Department of Finance, Bratislava, Slovakia
3University of Leeds, Leeds University Business School, Credit Management Research Centre, United Kingdom

Received August 2017
Accepted March 2018

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