The effect of uncertain educational requirements on education and wages

This paper examines the effects of uncertain educational requirements. The level of education required to enter an occupation varies with a number of factors. Workers may be uncertain as to their specific job when selecting a n occupation, thus they are also uncertain as to how much education they wi ll need. We find that occupations with more uncertainty pay males compensat ing wages; however females do not receive compensating wages. We also find a negative relationship between uncertain educational requirements and comp leted schooling for both men and women.