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Why Do We Ignore the Risk in Schooling Decisions?
Hartog, Joop; Diaz-Serrano, Luis - 2014
While uncertainty abounds in almost any decision on investment in schooling, it is mostly ignored in research and virtually absent in labour economics text books. This paper documents the scope for risk, discusses the tough disentanglement of heterogeneity and risk, surveys the analytical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352219
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The Knowledge Lift : The Swedish Adult Education Program That Aimed to Eliminate Low Worker Skill Levels
Albrecht, James; van den Berg, Gerard J.; Vroman, Susan - 2005
The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift is unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262217
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Why Do We Ignore the Risk in Schooling Decisions?
Hartog, Joop; Diaz-Serrano, Luis - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
While uncertainty abounds in almost any decision on investment in schooling, it is mostly ignored in research and virtually absent in labour economics text books. This paper documents the scope for risk, discusses the tough disentanglement of heterogeneity and risk, surveys the analytical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010761640
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The Knowledge Lift: The Swedish Adult Education Program That Aimed to Eliminate Low Worker Skill Levels
Albrecht, James; den Berg, Gerard J. van; Vroman, Susan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift is unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703812