TY  - BOOK
AU  - Patnaik,Arpita
AU  - Wiswall,Matthew J.
AU  - Zafar,Basit
ED  - National Bureau of Economic Research.
TI  - College Majors
T2  - NBER working paper series
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Cambridge, Mass.
PB  - National Bureau of Economic Research
N1  - August 2020; Hardcopy version available to institutional subscribers
N2  - 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, race, and family background. We then review the existing research in six key areas: expected earnings and ability sorting, learning, subjective expectations, non-pecuniary considerations, peer and family effects, and supply side factors. We examine and compare the various approaches employed by previous research and highlight key areas for future research
UR  - https://www.nber.org/papers/w27645
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w27645
ER  -