Risky Business? The Effect of Majoring in Business on Earnings and Educational Attainment
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- Rodney J. Andrews & Scott Imberman & Michael Lovenheim, 2017. "Risky Business? The Effect of Majoring in Business on Earnings and Educational Attainment," Working Papers 2017-060, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
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JEL classification:
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
- I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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