Note: Working Paper = not peer-reviewed The premise seems flawed on its face. If people are able to make a living wage and are happy with what they do, why do

Note: Working Paper = not peer-reviewed The premise seems flawed on its face. If people are able to make a living wage and are happy with what they do, why do they need to worry about an advanced education? Having a better educated populace regardless of how they choose to proceed from it seems like a positive outcome on its own. Similarly, if a Danish person can have a good quality of life without having to engage in an American-style employment grind, why would they choose to follow that path? The scope of this paper seems entirely too narrow.