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Is economics a good major for future lawyers? : evidence from earnings data
Winters, John V. - 2015
The current study examines earnings differences for practicing lawyers by undergraduate major with a focus on economics majors. Some majors do much better than others. Economics majors tend to do very well in both median and mean earnings, and both without and with controlling for individual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011347139
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Estimating the returns to schooling using cohort-level maternal education as an instrument
Winters, John V. - 2014
Formal education is widely thought to be a major determinant of individual earnings. This paper uses the American … Community Survey to examine the effect of formal schooling on worker wages. Given the potential endogeneity of education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010434601
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Is Economics a Good Major for Future Lawyers? Evidence from Earnings Data
Winters, John V. - 2015
The current study examines earnings differences for practicing lawyers by undergraduate major with a focus on economics majors. Some majors do much better than others. Economics majors tend to do very well in both median and mean earnings, and both without and with controlling for individual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401669
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Is Economics a Good Major for Future Lawyers? Evidence from Earnings Data
Winters, John V. - 2017
The current study examines earnings differences for practicing lawyers by undergraduate major with a focus on economics majors. Some majors do much better than others. Economics majors tend to do very well in both median and mean earnings, and both without and with controlling for individual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012970821
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Do higher levels of education and skills in an area benefit wider society? : education benefits individuals, but the societal benefits are likely even greater
Winters, John V. - 2015
Formal schooling increases earnings and provides other individual benefits. However, societal benefits of education may … exceed individual benefits. Research finds that increased average education levels in an area are correlated with higher … earnings, even for locals with relatively little education. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430542
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Estimating the returns to schooling using cohort-level maternal education as an instrument
Winters, John V. - In: Economics letters 126 (2015), pp. 25-27
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011376379
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Do higher levels of education and skills in an area benefit wider society? : education benefits individuals, but the societal benefits are likely even greater
Winters, John V. - 2018
Formal schooling increases earnings and provides other individual benefits. However, societal benefits of education may … exceed individual benefits. Research finds that increased average education levels in an area are correlated with higher … earnings, even for locals with relatively little education. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011939920
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Does private schooling increase adult earnings? : cohort-level evidence for U.S. states
Berger, Reilee L.; Winters, John V. - 2016
also explore differences by sex and examine the role played by the quantity of education completed and occupational …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011521168
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The effects of state merit aid programs on attendance at elite colleges
Sjoquist, David L.; Winters, John V. - 2015
Education Data System data to measure enrollment, we explore how this reduction in out-of-state enrollment differs by the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346588
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Do earnings by college major affect graduate migration?
Winters, John V. - 2015
College graduates are considerably more mobile than non-graduates, and previous literature suggests that the difference is at least partially attributable to college graduates being more responsive to employment opportunities in other areas. However, there exist considerable differences in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011388103