Student Earnings Expectations: Heterogeneity or Noise?
Copyright policy )Student Earnings Expectations: Heterogeneity or Noise?
Students’ choices in education can only be based on expected outcomes. Econometric models that infer expectations based on ex post outcomes impose a rational structure of expectations on school performance and post-graduation earnings. Direct surveys suggest much ignorance and fuzziness. We use survey data on expectations in four universities in three countries and check for relations of expected probability to graduate and of expected earnings with personal abilities and attitudes. We find that most of the difference in expectations among individuals is just noise. Keywords: Student expectations; earnings; earnings dispersion; risk attitudes. JEL Codes: I21; I26; J24; D83
- Peking University China (People's Republic of)
- University of Amsterdam Netherlands
- Tinbergen Institute Netherlands
- Institute for the Study of Labor Germany
- University of the Balearic Islands Spain
I26, earnings dispersion, ddc:330, J24, 37 - Educació. Ensenyament. Formació. Temps lliure, student expectations, D83, risk attitudes, Orientació professional, I21, 331 - Treball. Relacions laborals. Ocupació. Organització del treball, earnings, Educació -- Models matemàtics
I26, earnings dispersion, ddc:330, J24, 37 - Educació. Ensenyament. Formació. Temps lliure, student expectations, D83, risk attitudes, Orientació professional, I21, 331 - Treball. Relacions laborals. Ocupació. Organització del treball, earnings, Educació -- Models matemàtics
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