This paper studies the determinants of college major choice using a unique "information" experiment embedded in a …, we provide students with information on the true population distribution of these characteristics, and observe how this …

This paper studies the determinants of college major choice using a unique “information” experiment embedded in a …, we provide students with information on the true population distribution of these characteristics, and observe how this …

, obtained by providing students with information on the true population distribution of various major-specific characteristics …. Students logically revise their beliefs in response to the information, and their subjective beliefs about future major choice …

labor market trajectories. Using an experiment to derive students’ levels of overconfidence, and preferences for …

labor market trajectories. Using an experiment to derive students' levels of overconfidence, and preferences for …

. We conducted a survey of high-ability currently enrolled college students and elicited beliefs about how their choice of … earnings, employment, marriage prospects, potential spousal characteristics, and fertility. We find that students perceive …

. We conducted a survey of high-ability currently enrolled college students and elicited beliefs about how their choice of … earnings, employment, marriage prospects, potential spousal characteristics, and fertility. We find that students perceive …

clerks. This article presents the results of a choice experiment in which decision makers at German establishments had to …

which challenging long-term tasks are completed. Providing university students with ongoing relative feedback on accumulated … among students with medium pre-treatment graduation probabilities: when these students are informed about an above …

potential explanation for these patterns. For this purpose, we conduct an information experiment about college returns and costs … for individuals in the returns experiment: intended college attendance expectations increase by about 0.2 of the standard …