development of patents by students who had acquired a STEM degree. First, the policy changed the direction of their innovation …

earlier professional work experience affects skilled worker development. In a field experiment, 1,787 Engineering majors were … systematic differences in inclination to take Engineering elective courses, choice of major, and the probability of persisting in … Engineering years later--consistent with engagement, retention, and sorting effects. Early exposure notably increased academic and …

We estimate the labor market return to an MBA, a JD, and master's in engineering, nursing, education, psychology and …

from science and engineering relative to other fields. I find that the higher relative exit rate is driven by engineering … rather than science, and show that 60% of the gap can be explained by the relatively greater exit rate from engineering of …-science and engineering fields as a comparison group. The relative exit rate by gender from engineering does not differ from that …

known about either the efficacy or costs of these programs. This paper examines affirmative action in engineering colleges … employed in engineering or advanced technical jobs. Finally, we find no evidence that the marginal upper-caste applicant who is … rejected due to the policy ends up with more negative attitudes towards lower castes or towards affirmative action programs. On …

exclusion. Initial efforts to improve the access of black students to engineering education focused on six historically black … engineering colleges, and evolved into a truly nationwide movement. Later, a larger group of Historically Black Colleges and … Universities (HBCUs) expanded educational opportunities in engineering, computer science and other technical fields, "to prepare …

-representation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This chapter summarizes this research. We argue … that women's under-representation is concentrated in the math-intensive science fields of geosciences, engineering …