Do Double Majors Face Less Risk? An Analysis of Human Capital Diversification
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- Hanks, Andrew S. & Jiang, Shengjun & Qian, Xuechao & Wang, Bo & Weinberg, Bruce, 2023. "Do Double Majors Face Less Risk? An Analysis of Human Capital Diversification," 2023 Annual Meeting, July 23-25, Washington D.C. 336016, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
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