Why Do We Ignore the Risk in Schooling Decisions?
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- Hartog, Joop & Diaz-Serrano, Luis, 2014. "Why Do We Ignore the Risk in Schooling Decisions?," IZA Discussion Papers 8110, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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JEL classification:
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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