Educational mismatch and self-employment
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Keywords
Educational mismatch; Self-employment; Earnings; Job satisfaction;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
- L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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