Berlingieri, Francesco; Diegmann, André; Sprietsma, Maresa - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle - 2022
study for a cohort of students in Germany. Using detailed survey data, and employing an instrumental variable strategy based … on variation in the local field of study availability, we provide evidence that students who are not enrolled in their … preferred field of study are more likely to change their field, delay graduation and drop out of university. The estimated …