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354 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9594
Connections in Scientific Committees and Applicants' Self-Selection: Evidence from a Natural Randomized Experiment
Manuel Bagues, Mauro Sylos-Labini, Natalia Zinovyeva
published in: Labour Economics, 2019, 58, 81-97
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9509
Where Are the Returns to Lifelong Learning?
Michael Coelli, Domenico Tabasso
published in: Empirical Economics, 2019, 57 (1), 205-237
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9414
Social Ties in Academia: A Friend is a Treasure
Tommaso Colussi
published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 100 (1), 45-50
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9372
Post-Secondary Education and Information on Labor Market Prospects: A Randomized Field Experiment
Sari Pekkala Kerr, Tuomas Pekkarinen, Matti Sarvimäki, Roope Uusitalo
published in: Labour Economics, 2020, 66, 101888
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9169
Apply Yourself: Racial and Ethnic Differences in College Application
Sandra E. Black, Kalena E. Cortes, Jane Arnold Lincove
published in: Education Finance and Policy, 2020, 15 (2), 209-240
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. 9121
A Big Fish in a Small Pond: Ability Rank and Human Capital Investment
Benjamin Elsner, Ingo E. Isphording
published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 35(3), 787-828
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9003
Does Exposure to Economics Bring New Majors to the Field? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Hans Fricke, Jeffrey Grogger, Andreas Steinmayr
published as 'Exposure to Academic Fields and College Major Choice' in: Economics of Education Review, 2018, 64, 199-213
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. 8870
The Educational Upgrading of Japanese Youth, 1982-2007: Are All Japanese Youth Ready for Structural Reforms?
Yoichi Arai, Hidehiko Ichimura, Daiji Kawaguchi
published in: Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2015, 37, 100-126
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8869
Subject Specific League Tables and Students' Application Decisions
Arnaud Chevalier, Xiaoxuan Jia
published in: Manchester School, 2016, 84, 600-620
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8867
The Academic Impact of Natural Disasters: Evidence from L'Aquila Earthquake
Giorgio Di Pietro
revised version published in: Education Economics, 2018, 26 (1), 62-77
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8829
The Objective Measurement of World-Leading Research
Andrew J. Oswald
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8767
Are College Costs Worth It? How Individual Ability, Major Choice, and Debt Affect Optimal Schooling Decisions
Douglas A. Webber
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2016, 53, 296-310.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8733
Efficacy vs. Equity: What Happens When States Tinker with College Admissions in a Race-Blind Era?
Sandra E. Black, Kalena E. Cortes, Jane Arnold Lincove
published in: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2016, 38 (2), 336-363
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8708
Who Performs Better under Time Pressure? Results from a Field Experiment
Maria De Paola, Francesca Gioia
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2016, 53, 37-53
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8582
"Making It Count": Evidence from a Field Study on Assessment Rules, Study Incentives and Student Performance
Arnaud Chevalier, Peter Dolton, Melanie Lührmann
published as ''Making it count’: incentives, student effort and performance' in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A, 2018, 181 (2), 323 - 349
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8549
Recovering Ex Ante Returns and Preferences for Occupations using Subjective Expectations Data
Peter Arcidiacono, V. Joseph Hotz, Arnaud Maurel, Teresa Romano
published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 128 (12), 4475 - 4522
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8474
Is It Worth It? Postsecondary Education and Labor Market Outcomes for the Disadvantaged
Benjamin Backes, Harry J. Holzer, Erin Dunlop Velez
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