There is much debate as to why economics students display more self-interested behavior than other students: whether … homo economicus self-select into economics or students are instead “indoctrinated” by economics learning, and whether these … questions we show that, compared to students in other majors, econ students report being: (i) more self-interested (in …

, women graduate from lower ranked PhD programs than do men. Students who major or minor in both economics and math graduate … from significantly better PhD programs than do students who major or minor in economics but not math …We examine the pre-graduate school characteristics of American PhD students graduating from the top 50 American …

majoring in economics by 2.7 percentage points, which amounts to 18 percent of the share of students who major in economics. …This study investigates how being exposed to a field of study influences students' major choices. We exploit a natural … experiment at a Swiss university where all first-year students face largely the same curriculum before they choose a major. An …

in the Economics gender gap among treated students. …We investigate the gender gap in Economics among bachelor's and master's graduates in Italy between 2010 and 2019 …. First we establish that being female exerts a negative impact on the choice to major in Economics: at the bachelor level …

in the Economics gender gap among treated students. …We investigate the gender gap in Economics among bachelor's and master's grad- uates in Italy between 2010 and 2019 …. First we establish that being female exerts a negative impact on the choice to major in Economics: at the bachelor level …

portrays an abundance of scenes that can be used to teach economics at the undergraduate level. We analyze four particular …

economics or business/management show more corrupt behavior than students studying to become economics school teachers, but the … any empirical support that male participants are more corrupt in comparison to female participants. Students majoring in …