Earnings and Community College Field of Study Choice in Canada
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Keywords
field of study choice; community college; Canada; selection bias;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- 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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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DCM-2004-06-02 (Discrete Choice Models)
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