Because students rely on their subjective expectations when choosing a college major, understanding this process of … expectations formation is crucial for education policy recommendations. This paper focuses on how college students form … that contains their subjective expectations about major-specific outcomes. Although students tend to be overconfident about …

In this paper we estimate the impacts of the "pathways" chosen by community college students - in terms of desired … labor market value. We focus on the extent to which students change their choices over time, whether students make well … earnings. Students also change pathways quite frequently, making it harder to accumulate needed credits in their fields …

Holzer and Baum's recent book, 'Making College Work: Pathways to Success for Disadvantaged Students,' provides an … the underlying lack of preparedness and motivation of college students. I argue that making mandatory some existing …

In this paper we estimate the impacts of the "pathways" chosen by community college students - in terms of desired … labor market value. We focus on the extent to which students change their choices over time, whether students make well … earnings. Students also change pathways quite frequently, making it harder to accumulate needed credits in their fields …

portfolio and compare students with similar portfolios and levels of interest in HBCUs and non-HBCUs who ultimately make … students initially enrolling in HBCUs are 14.6 percentage points more likely to earn a BA degree and have 5 percent higher …

Because students rely on their subjective expectations when choosing a college major, understanding this process of … expectations formation is crucial for education policy recommendations. This paper focuses on how college students form … that contains their subjective expectations about major-specific outcomes. Although students tend to be overconfident about …

Professional internships during college are a popular and often highly promoted activity among students. A major issue … with estimating the impacts of these programs is that students often take time away from their classes to participate, and … 442,000 students at 619 institutions of higher education in the United States, we are able to estimate the impacts of …