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Is there a risk-return trade-off in educational choices? Evidence from Spain

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Luis Díaz-Serrano (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IZA)
Joop Hartog (FEE-SCHOLAR, Universiteit van Amsterdam)
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Article provided by Fundación SEPI in its journal Investigaciones Economicas.

Volume (Year): 30 (2006)
Issue (Month): 2 (May)
Pages: 353-380
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Keywords: Risk-aversion; skewness affection; educational choices; compensating wage differentials;

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J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

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  6. Diaz-Serrano, Luis & Hartog, Joop & Nielsen, Helena Skyt, 2003. "Compensating Wage Differentials for Schooling Risk in Denmark," IZA Discussion Papers 963, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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  1. Luis Diaz-Serrano, 2006. "Housing Satisfaction, Homeownership and Housing Mobility: A Panel Data Analysis for Twelve EU Countries," IZA Discussion Papers 2318, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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