This paper explores the association between studying science at the higher secondary stage and labor market earnings … using nationally representative data on high school subject choices and adult outcomes for urban males in India. Results … show that those who studied science in high school have 22% greater earnings than those who studied business and humanities …

This paper explores the association between studying science at the higher secondary stage and labor market earnings … using nationally representative data on high school subject choices and adult outcomes for urban males in India. Results … show that those who studied science in high school have 22% greater earnings than those who studied business and humanities …

Much attention is focused on finding ways to encourage females to study STEM in school and college but what actually … happens once women complete a STEM degree? We use the UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey to trace out gender differences in STEM … persistence over the career. We find a continuous process whereby women are more likely to exit STEM than men. Among holders of …

Much attention is focused on finding ways to encourage females to study STEM in school and college but what actually … happens once women complete a STEM degree? We use the UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey to trace out gender differences in STEM … persistence over the career. We find a continuous process whereby women are more likely to exit STEM than men. Among holders of …

We study the choice of acquiring STEM and non-STEM college education using variation induced by the proximity to … all Italian universities and faculties. We find that most compliers are women at the margin of choosing STEM education … versus not going to college. We simulate the effects of expanding the supply of STEM education and discover that, in addition …

also were alarm bells: specifically, against the backdrop of increasing budget appropriations for civil science Russian …

skill transmission on children's choices of STEM fields. …

close at about 0.1. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children's choices of STEM fields. …

close at about 0.1. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children's choices of STEM fields. …