eprintid: 1566951
rev_number: 44
eprint_status: archive
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datestamp: 2017-07-31 10:52:14
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type: article
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creators_name: Sabates, R
creators_name: Gutman, LM
creators_name: Schoon, I
title: Is there a wage penalty associated to degree of indecision in career aspirations: Evidence from the BCS70
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B16
divisions: B14
divisions: J81
divisions: B02
divisions: C07
divisions: D05
divisions: F66
keywords: career indecision; career aspirations; earnings; 1970 British Cohort; Britain
note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
abstract: In this longitudinal study, we test whether varying degrees of indecision about future career choices at age 16 have long-term economic consequences in adulthood, taking into account potential gender differences. Findings from a British cohort born in 1970 indicate that young people who were completely undecided about job choices did experience a wage penalty at age 34 compared to young people who were certain about their job aspirations. This association was significant even after controlling for family socioeconomic status, parental expectations and academic ability at age 16.  However, the wage penalty was mediated by educational attainment and part-time employment at age 34.  Not being entirely certain about one’s future profession by age 16 seems to be part of a career decision making process which does not necessarily incur a wage penalty for most young people, especially if it involves the acquisition of education qualifications
date: 2017-07-27
date_type: published
publisher: Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.14301/llcs.v8i3.470
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
article_type_text: Article
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elements_id: 1407175
doi: 10.14301/llcs.v8i3.470
lyricists_name: Gutman, Leslie
lyricists_name: Schoon, Ingrid
lyricists_id: LMGUT70
lyricists_id: ISCHO87
actors_name: Dewerpe, Marie
actors_id: MDDEW97
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Longitudinal and Life Course Studies
volume: 8
number: 3
pagerange: 290-306
issn: 1757-9597
citation:        Sabates, R;    Gutman, LM;    Schoon, I;      (2017)    Is there a wage penalty associated to degree of indecision in career aspirations: Evidence from the BCS70.                   Longitudinal and Life Course Studies , 8  (3)   pp. 290-306.    10.14301/llcs.v8i3.470 <https://doi.org/10.14301/llcs.v8i3.470>.       Green open access   
 
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