Is Earnings Uncertainty Relevant for Educational Choice? An Empirical Analysis for China
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wage expectations; educational choice;JEL classification:
- D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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