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Karl Schulze – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation consists of three chapters that study individual investment in human capital and the incidence of economic shocks. I use administrative data to answer these questions, developing and applying structural methods to analyze individual choices in combination with a careful consideration of research design. Chapter 1 studies the…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Majors (Students), College Students, Labor Market
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Luis Herskovic; Josefina Silva – Educational Studies, 2024
Although it is well documented that women are under-represented in STEM majors, the causes of this under-representation in different contexts are less clear. This article studies the relevance of absolute and relative performance in high school courses on STEM field enrollment when entering college in Chile. We use administrative countrywide data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High School Students, Decision Making, STEM Education