time, there has been growing concern that the U.S. is producing too few college graduates in science, technology …, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Using both microdata from the American Community Survey and student records from the … decisions, with a focus on STEM fields. We find consistent evidence that state merit programs did in fact reduce the likelihood …

There is growing concern in the U.S. that the nation is producing too few college graduates in science, technology …, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields and there is a desire to understand how various policies affect college major decisions …'s HOPE Scholarship has affected students' college major decisions, with a focus on STEM majors. We find consistent evidence …

and to choose Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) as college major. The reform that was introduced in …-in-differences model. The results show that the reform increased university enrollment rates for both gender. With regard to choosing STEM …

increase the stock of college graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, but data … availability has thus far prevented researchers from directly connecting STEM education to human capital externalities. This paper … uses the 2009-2011 American Community Survey to examine the external effects of college graduates in STEM and non-STEM …

This paper examines the effects of foreign- and native-born STEM graduates and non-STEM graduates on patent intensity … in U.S. metropolitan areas. I find that both native and foreign-born STEM graduates significantly increase metropolitan … area patent intensity, but college graduates in non-STEM fields have a smaller and statistically insignificant effect on …