Motivated by the large differences in labor market outcomes across college majors, we
survey the literature on the demand for and return to high school and postsecondary …

This article reviews the recent literature on the determinants of college major choices. We
first highlight long-term trends and persistent differences in college major choices by gender …

As the workforce has become more educated, educational decisions are about what type of
education to pursue as well as how much to pursue. In college, individuals somewhat …

Using an experiment to measure overconfidence and preferences for competitiveness and
risk, this article investigates whether these measures explain gender differences in college …

In an analysis connecting labor market earnings to college major choices, we find
statistically significant relationships between changes in wages by occupation and …

Education has a lot to offer for the individual. It provides him or her with the opportunity to
develop one's talents. These talents–which we will characterize as “competencies”–are …

We use the American Community Survey (ACS) to investigate the extent to which college
major decisions were affected during and after the Great Recession with special attention to …

Since Blau and Duncan's seminal work on social mobility, researchers have used subjective
measures of occupational prestige to understand either the change or stability in …

Using the 2006 Census, we create a continuous index that quantifies the relatedness
between 1375 fields of study and 520 occupations for native-born workers and use it as the …

How do pre-college investments affect college enrollment, graduation, and labor market
outcomes? Using Swedish registry data, we document how students sort on …