Gender equality is a major problem that places women at a disadvantage thereby stymieing
economic growth and societal advancement. In the last two decades, extensive research …

Motivated by the large differences in labor market outcomes across college majors, we
survey the literature on the demand for and return to high school and postsecondary …

We use a hypothetical choice methodology to estimate preferences for workplace attributes
from a sample of high-ability undergraduates attending a highly selective university. We …

Researchers from economics, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines have studied the
persistent under-representation of women in science, technology, engineering, and …

Women outnumber men in undergraduate enrollments, but they are much less likely than
men to major in mathematics or science or to choose a profession in these fields. This …

As the workforce has become more educated, educational decisions are about what type of
education to pursue as well as how much to pursue. In college, individuals somewhat …

The paper assesses gender differences in pre-labor market specialization among the
college-educated and highlights how those differences have evolved over time. Women …

This article studies the determinants of college major choice using an experimentally
generated panel of beliefs, obtained by providing students with information on the true …

Taking advantage of unique longitudinal data, we provide the first characterization of what
college students believe at the time of entrance about their final major, relate these beliefs to …

Why aren't there more women in science? This paper begins to shed light on this question
by exploiting data from the US Air Force Academy, where students are randomly assigned to …