Personality and field of study choice
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- Humburg, M., 2014. "Personality and field of study choice," Research Memorandum 002, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE).
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- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2014-02-02 (Education)
- NEP-HRM-2014-02-02 (Human Capital & Human Resource Management)
- NEP-NEU-2014-02-02 (Neuroeconomics)
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