As Switzerland experiences a severe shortage of nurses, this paper investigates the impact of students' ex ante wage …. This suggests that policies that increase returns from studying nursing can attract students to nursing. In addition, the …

), within school-cohort and teacher-group, was not chosen by the students and it was as good as random. We find that male … students graduating from classes with at least 80% of male peers were more likely to choose "prevalently male" (PM) college …

taken during high school. I find that students sort into college majors according to subjects in which they acquired more …

We use rich microeconomic data on performance and choices of students at college entry to study the interaction between … which preferences and expectations of students are identified from data on choices and multiple exam grades. Counterfactuals … timing of choices and exams are shown to increase welfare. Redistribution among students or schools is sizeable in all …

high school classmates (peers), after controlling for school and teachers fixed effects. We find that male students …

chooses a science major and on his or her cumulative GPA. Conversely, students who attend campuses with stronger peers in the … sciences are less likely to graduate with a science degree. Weaker, non-minority students typically react to stronger peers in …

This paper evaluates the effects of a high school curriculum reform on students ́probability to enroll at university … requirements. Based on administrative data covering all students, the empirical analysis is carried out by applying a difference …

Given a severe nurse shortage in Switzerland, this paper investigates Swiss students choice for nursing college … suggests a role for policies that increase returns from studying nursing to attract students to nursing. In addition, the …

This paper investigates the effect of studying abroad on students ́success at university. Using an extensive dataset …