Separating Uncertainty from Heterogeneity in Life Cycle Earnings

This paper develops and applies a method for decomposing cross section variability of earnings into components that are forecastable at the time students decide to go to college (heterogeneity) and components that are unforecastable. About 60% of variability in returns to schooling is forecastable. This has important implications for using measured variability to price risk and predict college attendance.

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Year of publication:	2005-01
Authors:	Cunha, Flavio ; Navarro, Salvador ; Heckman, James J.
Institutions:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	NBER Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	EFG ED LS CH published as Cunha, Flavio, James Heckman and Salvador Navarro. "Separating Uncertainty From Heterogeneity In Life Cycle Earnings," Oxford Economic Papers, 2005, v57(2,Apr), 191-261. Number 11024
Classification:	C33 - Models with Panel Data ; D84 - Expectations; Speculations ; I21 - Analysis of Education
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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