The Effects of Status Concerns on Labor Markets for Different Types of Workers
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Keywords
Social Status; Labor Market; Educational Choice;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
- J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LMA-2018-10-29 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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