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Where Do STEM Graduates Stem From? The Intergenerational Transmission of Comparative Skill Advantages
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Jacobs, Babs; Schwerdt, Guido; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
comparative advantages in math of parents are significantly linked to those of their children. A causal interpretation follows … quality. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children's choices of STEM fields …
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Field of study, earnings, and self-selection
Kirkebøen, Lars J.; Leuven, Edwin; Mogstad, Magne - 2014 - This version: December 2014
Why do individuals choose different types of post-secondary education, and what are the labor market consequences of those choices? We show that answering these questions is difficult because individuals choose between several unordered alternatives. Even with a valid instrument for every type...
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Field of study, earnings and self-selection
Kirkebøen, Lars J.; Leuven, Edwin; Mogstad, Magne - 2015
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Field of study, earnings, and self-selection
Kirkebøen, Lars J.; Leuven, Edwin; Mogstad, Magne - 2014
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Field of study, earnings, and self-selection
Kirkeboen, Lars J.; Leuven, Edwin; Mogstad, Magne - In: The quarterly journal of economics 131 (2016) 3, pp. 1057-1111
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Field of Study, Earnings, and Self-Selection
Kirkebøen, Lars - 2014
Why do individuals choose different types of post-secondary education, and what are the labor market consequences of those choices? We show that answering these questions is difficult because individuals choose between several unordered alternatives. Even with a valid instrument for every type...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012457850
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Field of Study, Earnings, and Self-Selection
Kirkebøen, Lars J. - 2015
Why do individuals choose different types of post-secondary education, and what are the labor market consequences of those choices? We show that answering these questions is difficult because individuals choose between several unordered alternatives. Even with a valid instrument for every type...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013031013
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College major choice and the gender gap
Zafar, Basit (contributor) - 2009
expectations and preferences, I use a unique data set of Northwestern University sophomores that contains the students’ subjective … coursework, finding fulfillment in potential jobs, and gaining the approval of parents are the most important determinants in the …
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Determinants of college major choice : identification using an information experiment
Wiswall, Matthew; Zafar, Basit - 2011
, we provide students with information on the true population distribution of these characteristics, and observe how this …
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How do college students respond to public information about earnings?
Wiswall, Matthew; Zafar, Basit - In: Journal of human capital : JHC 9 (2015) 2, pp. 117-169
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