The IZA Discussion Paper Series (ISSN: 2365-9793) disseminates high-quality research by IZA network members to the scientific community and the interested public worldwide before they are later published in academic journals. Comprising more than 17,000 papers, IZA's publication flagship is the most influential working paper series in labor economics.

Submission guidelines for authors

Subscribe to new paper alerts

Search by:

Please provide a valid Search.
Search tips
Wildcard

The character * can be used as a wildcard. For example: *berg

Filter

Type
Type
38 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10996
Up in STEM, Down in Business: Changing College Major Decisions with the Great Recession
Shimeng Liu, Weizeng Sun, John V. Winters
published in: Contemporary Economic Policy, 2019, 37(3), 476-491
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10743
Foreign Peer Effects and STEM Major Choice
Massimo Anelli, Kevin Y. Shih, Kevin Williams
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10688
Self-Employment Differentials among Foreign-Born STEM and Non-STEM Workers
Zhengyu Cai, John V. Winters
published in: Journal of Business Venturing, 2017, 32 (4), 371-384
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10610
Efficient Supply of Human Capital: Role of College Major
Sungjin Cho, Jihye Kam, Soohyung Lee
published in: Singapore Economic Review, 2018, 63 (5), 1319-1343
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10598
Local Labor Markets and Human Capital Investments
Russell Weinstein
forthcoming in: Journal of Human Resources
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10193
The Changing Occupational Distribution by College Major
Michael R. Ransom, Aaron Phipps
published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2017, 45, 129-171
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10052
Like Father, Like Daughter (Unless There Is a Son): Sibling Sex Composition and Women's STEM Major Choice in College
Umut Oguzoglu, Serkan Ozbeklik
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9920
Do Foreigners Crowd Natives out of STEM Degrees and Occupations? Evidence from the U.S. Immigration Act of 1990
Tyler Ransom, John V. Winters
published in: ILR Review, 2021, 74 (2), 321–351
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9512
Do Earnings by College Major Affect Graduate Migration?
John V. Winters
published in: Annals of Regional Science, 2017, 59 (3), 629-649
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9416
Is Economics a Good Major for Future Lawyers? Evidence from Earnings Data
John V. Winters
published in: Journal of Economic Education, 2016, 47 (2), 187-191
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9167
Investment over the Business Cycle: Insights from College Major Choice
Erica Blom, Brian C. Cadena, Benjamin J. Keys
published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 39 (4), 1043–1082
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9119
Peers' Composition Effects in the Short and in the Long Run: College Major, College Performance and Income
Massimo Anelli, Giovanni Peri
published in: Economic Journal, 2019, 129 (618), 553-602
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8983
The Effects of a High School Curriculum Reform on University Enrollment and the Choice of College Major
Katja Görlitz, Christina Gravert
published in: Education Economics, 2018, 26 (3), 321-336
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8875
The Effect of Georgia's HOPE Scholarship on College Major: A Focus on STEM
David L. Sjoquist, John V. Winters
published in: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 4:15
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7579
Preferences and Biases in Educational Choices and Labor Market Expectations: Shrinking the Black Box of Gender
Ernesto Reuben, Matthew Wiswall, Basit Zafar
published in: Economic Journal, 2017, 127, 2153-2186
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7381
State Merit-Aid Programs and College Major: A Focus on STEM
David L. Sjoquist, John V. Winters
revised version published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 33 (4), 973-1006.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4738
Modeling College Major Choices Using Elicited Measures of Expectations and Counterfactuals
Peter Arcidiacono, V. Joseph Hotz, Songman Kang
published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2012, 166 (1), 3-16
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2941
College Majors and the Knowledge Content of Jobs
James A. Freeman, Barry Hirsch
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2008, 27 (5), 517-535
Type
Display
20 50 100
Type
  • 1
  • 2