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Educational intentions, cognitive skills and earnings expectations of French undergraduates
Claire BonnardJean-françois GiretMarielle Lambert-le Menersubject
Economics and Econometrics[SHS.EDU]Humanities and Social Sciences/Educationeducationwage expectations0211 other engineering and technologies02 engineering and technologyEnseignement supérieurCognitive variablescognitive skillsJEL: J - Labor and Demographic Economics/J.J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor/J.J2.J24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity0502 economics and business[ SHS.ECO ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Economies and financesCognitive skill050207 economicsEstimationEarningsCompétence cognitive4. Education05 social sciencesÉtudiant021107 urban & regional planning[ SHS.EDU ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Educationfirst year studentsJEL: I - Health Education and Welfare/I.I2 - Education and Research Institutions/I.I2.I20 - GeneralLIML estimationSalaire[SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and FinanceManagementJEL : J - Labor and Demographic Economics/J.J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor/J.J2.J24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor ProductivityJEL : I - Health Education and Welfare/I.I2 - Education and Research Institutions/I.I2.I20 - GeneralPsychologySocial psychologyEstimationSupérieur premier cycledescription
International audience; This article aims to study the earnings expectations of first-year students at a French university. Our findings highlight the importance of the environment in which students make their choices about education. Expected earnings are proportionally higher when their parents seem to be involved in the careers guidance, taking into account the effect of parental socio-economic status. The positive opinion of parents about the orientation or the connection between the discipline and the father's occupation are generally associated with higher earnings. In addition, our results show a strong impact of cognitive variables which are far more significant than variables relating to past educational performances.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-26 |