Uncertainty and the specificity of human capital

DOI10.1016/J.JET.2007.10.003MaRDI QIDQ960271zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Martin Gervais, Igor Livshits, Césaire A. Meh

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)

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Cites work

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

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