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Why do women leave science and engineering?
Hunt, Jennifer - 2012
I use the 1993 and 2003 National Surveys of College Graduates to examine the higher exit rate of women compared to men 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009629002
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What the students for fair admissions cases reveal about racial preferences
Arcidiacono, Peter; Kinsler, Josh; Ransom, Tyler - 2022
Using detailed admissions data made public in the SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC cases, we examine how racial preferences for under-represented minorities (URMs) affect their admissions to Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill. At Harvard, the admit rates for typical African American applicants are on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013187164
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Best and brightest? : the impact of student visa restrictiveness on who attends college in the US
Chen, Mingyu; Howell, Jessica; Smith, Jonathan - 2022
, before the COVID-19 pandemic, student visa applicants already faced an approximately 27 percent refusal rate that varies by …. Using an instrumental variables approach, we find that a higher anticipated F-1 student visa refusal rate decreases the … international student enrollment in the US. The decreases are larger among international students with higher measured academic …
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Student flows and migration : an empirical analysis
Dreher, Axel (contributor); Poutvaara, Panu (contributor) - 2005
"Using panel data for 78 countries of origin we examine the impact of student flows to the United States on subsequent … discuss in the last section. -- migration ; education ; student flows ; brain drain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002841187
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Class size and class heterogeneity
De Giorgi, Giacomo; Pellizzari, Michele; Woolston, … - 2009
We study how class size and composition affect the academic and labor market performances of college students, two crucial policy questions given the secular increase in college enrollment. We rely on the random assignment of students to teaching classes. Our results suggest that a one standard...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003900584
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Heterogeneous class size effects : new evidence from a panel of university students
Bandiera, Oriana; Larcinese, Valentino; Rasul, Imran - 2009
leading UK university, we present evidence on the effects of class size on students' test scores. We observe the same student …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003904809
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The effect of part-time work on post-secondary educational attainment : new evidence from French data
Beffy, Magali; Fougère, Denis; Maurel, Arnaud - 2010
In this paper, we provide new evidence on the effect of part-time work on postsecondary educational attainment. To do so, we use samples extracted from the French Labor Force Surveys conducted over the years 1992-2002. These samples are restricted to students in initial education following...
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Does exposure to economics bring new majors to the field? : evidence from a natural experiment
Fricke, Hans; Grogger, Jeff; Steinmayr, Andreas - 2015
is unrelated to student characteristics. We find that being assigned to write in economics raises the probability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010513416
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Intended college attendance : evidence from an experiment on college returns and cost
Bleemer, Zachary; Zafar, Basit - 2015
Despite a robust college premium, college attendance rates in the US have remained stagnant and exhibit a substantial socioeconomic gradient. We focus on information gaps - specifically, incomplete information about college benefits and costs - as a potential explanation for these patterns. For...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011376217
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The effects of state merit aid programs on attendance at elite colleges
Sjoquist, David L.; Winters, John V. - 2015
student attends a top ranked school, but that these programs do reduce the likelihood of enrolling at less prestigious out …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346588