Students in majors with higher average quantitative GRE scores are less likely to attend graduate school while students in majors with higher average verbal GRE scores are more likely to attend graduate school. This sorting effect means that students whose cognitive skills are associated with...

Students in majors with higher average quantitative GRE scores are less likely to attend graduate school whilestudents in majors with higher average verbal GRE scores are more likely to attend graduate school. This sortingeffect means that students whose cognitive skills are associated with...

Human capital raises rural incomes, but this effect is swamped by higher returns to human capital in urban markets. This leads to 'brain drain' from rural areas. Populations grow more rapidly in rural counties that have a diversified employment base. Farm population grows faster (or declines...