Risk Aversion and Sorting into Public Sector Employment

German Economic Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-99

  Pfeifer, Christian ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

J24; J31; J45; Public sector; Risk aversion; Sorting; Wage differentials

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; PANEL DATA; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; PUBLIC SECTOR; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WAGE;

GERMANY;

EID: 79951832856     PISSN: 14656485     EISSN: 14680475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0475.2010.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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