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25 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13489
Promoting Female Interest in Economics: Limits to Nudges
Todd Pugatch, Elizabeth Schroeder
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13370
Selective Migration, Occupational Choice, and the Wage Returns to College Majors
Tyler Ransom
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13251
Choosing Differently? College Application Behavior and the Persistence of Educational Advantage
Judith Delaney, Paul J. Devereux
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2020, 77, 101998
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12846
The Effect of High School Rank in English and Math on College Major Choice
Judith Delaney, Paul J. Devereux
published as "High School Rank in Math and English and the Gender Gap in STEM" in: Labour Economics, 2021, 69, 101969
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12614
Industry Fluctuations and College Major Choices: Evidence from an Energy Boom and Bust
Luyi Han, John V. Winters
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2020, 77, 101996
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11968
Why is Math Cheaper than English? Understanding Cost Differences in Higher Education
Steven W. Hemelt, Kevin Stange, Fernando Furquim, Andew Simon, John E. Sawyer
forthcoming in: Journal of Labor Economics
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11321
Perceived Wages and the Gender Gap in STEM Fields
Aderonke Osikominu, Gregor Pfeifer
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
forthcoming in: Singapore Economic Review
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10598
Local Labor Markets and Human Capital Investments
Russell Weinstein
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
forthcoming in: ILR Review, 2019
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
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
publiches in: Education Economics, 2018, 26 (3), 321-336
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