RISK AVERSION AND FIELD OF STUDY CHOICE: THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL ABILITY

ABSTRACT Does the choice of field of study depend on individual risk aversion? The direction of the relationship between individual risk attitudes and type of university degree chosen is potentially ambiguous. On the one hand, risk averse individuals may prefer degree courses which allow high return...

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Volume:	64
Main Author:	De Paola, Maria Gioia, Francesca
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2012 WILEY Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
published in:	Bulletin of economic research Vol. 64; no. s1; pp. s193 - s209
Data of publication:	December 2012
ISSN:	0307-3378 1467-8586
EISSN:	1467-8586
Discipline:	Economics Education Social Sciences (General)
Subjects:	risk aversion I21 education J24 Z13 university degree choice Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences risk aversion education RETURNS I21 J24 Z13 university degree choice
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2012 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS