Preferences and biases in educational choices and labor market expectations: Shrinking the black box...
Preferences and biases in educational choices and labor market expectations: Shrinking the black box of gender
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Oxford University Press
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Using an experiment to measure overconfidence and preferences for competitiveness and risk, this article investigates whether these measures explain gender differences in college major choices and expected future earnings. We find that individuals who are overconfident and overly competitive expect to earn significantly more. In addition, gender di...
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Preferences and biases in educational choices and labor market expectations: Shrinking the black box of gender
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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1111_ecoj_12350
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1111_ecoj_12350
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0013-0133,1468-0297
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1468-0297
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10.1111/ecoj.12350
