The decision to enrol in higher education
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Educational choice; Higher education; Dynamic microsimulation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CMP-2021-04-26 (Computational Economics)
- NEP-EDU-2021-04-26 (Education)
- NEP-EUR-2021-04-26 (Microeconomic European Issues)
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