TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Jain, Tarun
AU  - Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop
AU  - Prakash, Nishith
AU  - Rakesh, Raghav
        TI  - Labor Market Effects of High School Science Majors in a High STEM Economy
        PY  - 2018/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 11908
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp11908
        AB  - This paper explores the association between studying science at the higher secondary stage and labor market earnings using nationally representative data on high school subject choices and adult outcomes for urban males in India. Results show that those who studied science in high school have 22% greater earnings than those who studied business and humanities, even after controlling for several measures of ability. These higher earnings among science students are further enhanced if the students also have some fluency in English. Moreover, greater earnings are observed among individuals with social and parental support for translating science skills into higher earnings. Science education is also associated with more years of education, likelihood of completing a professional degree, and among low ability students, working in public sector positions.
        KW  - high-school majors
KW  - labor markets
KW  - science
KW  - STEM
KW  - India
        ER  -