Essays in the Economics of Education

Essays in the Economics of Education

<p>This dissertation is comprised of three essays in the economics of education. In the first essay, I examine how college students' major choice and major switching behavior responds to major-specific labor market shocks. The second essay explores the incidence and persistence of overedu...

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Main Author: Clark, Brian Christopher
Other Authors: Arcidiacono, Peter
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Labor economics
Economics
College Major
Factor Model
Labor Market Shocks
Major Switching
Mincer
Overeducation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10161/12281
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spelling ndltd-DUKE-oai-dukespace.lib.duke.edu-10161-122812016-06-08T03:30:26ZEssays in the Economics of EducationClark, Brian ChristopherLabor economicsEconomicsCollege MajorFactor ModelLabor Market ShocksMajor SwitchingMincerOvereducation<p>This dissertation is comprised of three essays in the economics of education. In the first essay, I examine how college students' major choice and major switching behavior responds to major-specific labor market shocks. The second essay explores the incidence and persistence of overeducation for workers in the United States. The final essay examines the role that students' cognitive and non-cognitive skills play in their transition from secondary to postsecondary education, and how the effect of these skills are moderated by race, gender, and socioeconomic status.</p>DissertationArcidiacono, Peter2016Dissertationhttp://hdl.handle.net/10161/12281
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topic Labor economics
Economics
College Major
Factor Model
Labor Market Shocks
Major Switching
Mincer
Overeducation
spellingShingle Labor economics
Economics
College Major
Factor Model
Labor Market Shocks
Major Switching
Mincer
Overeducation
Clark, Brian Christopher
Essays in the Economics of Education
description <p>This dissertation is comprised of three essays in the economics of education. In the first essay, I examine how college students' major choice and major switching behavior responds to major-specific labor market shocks. The second essay explores the incidence and persistence of overeducation for workers in the United States. The final essay examines the role that students' cognitive and non-cognitive skills play in their transition from secondary to postsecondary education, and how the effect of these skills are moderated by race, gender, and socioeconomic status.</p> === Dissertation
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