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¿Es el ingreso suficiente para explicar cambios en la elección de carrera?

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  • Emanuel Vespa

    (Departamento de Economía y Administración, Universidad Alberto Hurtado)

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By influencing her specific labor occupation choice major choices greatly condition the allocation of an individual's time. Previous economic analysis on the subject has emphasized monetary considerations affecting such a decision, but has been relatively less incisive regarding non pecuniary variables, which are precisely those that psychologists consider as relatively relevant. This paper shows that giving a greater role to non-pecuniary variables may vary and even contradict some previous considerations. In fact, when the non-pecuniary variable enters in the utility function it is shown that if abilities are absolute (being proficient in major i implies being proficient in all others), then average ability will not be affected; whereas, in the relative case, the rise in average ability may be indistinguishable.

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  • Emanuel Vespa, 2005. "¿Es el ingreso suficiente para explicar cambios en la elección de carrera?," Revista de Analisis Economico – Economic Analysis Review, Universidad Alberto Hurtado/School of Economics and Business, vol. 20(2), pages 63-90, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ila:anaeco:v:20:y:2005:i:2:p:63-90
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    Keywords

    Undergraduate Major Choice; Dynamic Programming; Simulations;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • C15 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Statistical Simulation Methods: General
    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis

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