Uncertainty and the specificity of human capital

DOI10.1016/J.JET.2007.10.003zbMATH Open1151.91585OpenAlexW1526663049MaRDI QIDQ960271FDOQ960271

Igor Livshits, Césaire A. Meh, Martin Gervais

Publication date: 16 December 2008

Published in: Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/wp07-57.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

uncertaintylabor contractsspecific human capital

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Resource and cost allocation (including fair division, apportionment, etc.) (91B32) Consumer behavior, demand theory (91B42)

Cites Work

• Skill-specific rather than general education: a reason for US -- Europe growth differences?

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