TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Winters, John V.
        TI  - Is Economics a Good Major for Future Lawyers? Evidence from Earnings Data
        PY  - 2015/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 9416
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9416
        AB  - The current study examines earnings differences for practicing lawyers by undergraduate major with a focus on economics majors. Some majors do much better than others. Economics majors tend to do very well in both median and mean earnings, and both without and with controlling for individual characteristics. Electrical engineering, accounting, finance, and some other majors also do relatively well. This information is useful for undergraduates planning to attend law school and considering what undergraduate major field to study. Economics appears to be a very good option.
        KW  - college major
KW  - earnings
KW  - economics major
KW  - lawyers
KW  - attorneys
        ER  -