Selective Migration, Occupational Choice, and the Wage Returns to College Majors
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
Download full text from publisher
Other versions of this item:
- Tyler Ransom, 2021. "Selective Migration, Occupational Choice, and the Wage Returns to College Majors," Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES, issue 142, pages 45-110.
References listed on IDEAS
- Koşar, Gizem & Ransom, Tyler & van der Klaauw, Wilbert, 2022.
"Understanding migration aversion using elicited counterfactual choice probabilities,"
Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 231(1), pages 123-147.
- Gizem Koşar & Tyler Ransom & Wilbert Van der Klaauw, 2019. "Understanding migration aversion using elicited counterfactual choice probabilities," Staff Reports 883, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
- Gizem Kosar & Tyler Ransom & Wilbert van der Klaauw, 2019. "Understanding Migration Aversion using Elicited Counterfactual Choice Probabilities," Working Papers 2019-037, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
- Koşar, Gizem & Ransom, Tyler & van der Klaauw, Wilbert, 2019. "Understanding Migration Aversion Using Elicited Counterfactual Choice Probabilities," IZA Discussion Papers 12271, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Gizem Kosar & Tyler Ransom & Wilbert van der Klaauw, 2020. "Understanding Migration Aversion Using Elicited Counterfactual Choice Probabilities," CESifo Working Paper Series 8117, CESifo.
- John V. Winters, 2017.
"Do earnings by college major affect graduate migration?,"
The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 59(3), pages 629-649, November.
- Winters, John V., 2015. "Do Earnings by College Major Affect Graduate Migration?," IZA Discussion Papers 9512, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- John V. Winters, 2016. "Do Earnings by College Major Affect Graduate Migration?," Economics Working Paper Series 1604, Oklahoma State University, Department of Economics and Legal Studies in Business.
- Joseph G. Altonji & Lisa B. Kahn & Jamin D. Speer, 2016.
"Cashier or Consultant? Entry Labor Market Conditions, Field of Study, and Career Success,"
Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 34(S1), pages 361-401.
- Joseph G. Altonji & Lisa B. Kahn & Jamin D. Speer, 2013. "Cashier or Consultant? Entry Labor Market Conditions, Field of Study, and Career Success," NBER Chapters, in: Labor Markets in the Aftermath of the Great Recession, pages 361-401, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Joseph G. Altonji & Lisa B. Kahn & Jamin D. Speer, 2014. "Cashier or Consultant? Entry Labor Market Conditions, Field of Study, and Career Success," NBER Working Papers 20531, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Card, David & Krueger, Alan B, 1992.
"Does School Quality Matter? Returns to Education and the Characteristics of Public Schools in the United States,"
Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 100(1), pages 1-40, February.
- David Card & Alan B. Krueger, 1990. "Does School Quality Matter? Returns to Education and the Characteristics of Public Schools in the United States," Working Papers 645, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section..
- David Card & Alan Krueger, 1990. "Does School Quality Matter? Returns to Education and the Characteristics of Public Schools in the United States," NBER Working Papers 3358, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Enrico Moretti, 2014.
"Local Economic Development, Agglomeration Economies, and the Big Push: 100 Years of Evidence from the Tennessee Valley Authority,"
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 129(1), pages 275-331.
- Patrick M. Kline & Enrico Moretti, 2013. "Local Economic Development, Agglomeration Economies, and the Big Push: 100 Years of Evidence from the Tennessee Valley Authority," NBER Working Papers 19293, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Moretti, Enrico & Kline, Patrick, 2013. "Local Economic Development, Agglomeration Economies, and the Big Push: 100 Years of Evidence from the Tennessee Valley Authorit," CEPR Discussion Papers 9593, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Patrick Kline & Enrico Moretti, 2013. "Local Economic Development, Agglomeration Economies and the Big Push: 100 Years of Evidence from the Tennessee Valley Authority," Working Paper series 43_13, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis.
- Joseph G. Altonji & Erica Blom & Costas Meghir, 2012.
"Heterogeneity in Human Capital Investments: High School Curriculum, College Major, and Careers,"
Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 4(1), pages 185-223, July.
- Joseph G. Altonji & Erica Blom & Costas Meghir, 2012. "Heterogeneity in Human Capital Investments: High School Curriculum, College Major, and Careers," NBER Working Papers 17985, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- McHenry, Peter, 2011. "The effect of school inputs on labor market returns that account for selective migration," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 30(1), pages 39-54, February.
- Hausman, Jerry A & Wise, David A, 1978.
"A Conditional Probit Model for Qualitative Choice: Discrete Decisions Recognizing Interdependence and Heterogeneous Preferences,"
Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 46(2), pages 403-426, March.
- J. A. Hausman & D. A. Wise, 1976. "A Conditional Profit Model for Qualitative Choice: Discrete Decisions Recognizing Interdependence and Heterogeneous Preferences," Working papers 173, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics.
- D’Haultfœuille, Xavier & Maurel, Arnaud, 2013.
"Inference on an extended Roy model, with an application to schooling decisions in France,"
Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 174(2), pages 95-106.
- Arnaud Maurel & Xavier D'Haultfoeuille, 2011. "Inference on an Extended Roy Model, with an Application to Schooling Decisions in France," Working Papers 11-10, Duke University, Department of Economics.
- Josh Kinsler & Ronni Pavan, 2015.
"The Specificity of General Human Capital: Evidence from College Major Choice,"
Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 33(4), pages 933-972.
- Ronni Pavan & Josh Kinsler, 2012. "The Specificity of General Human Capital: Evidence from College Major Choice," 2012 Meeting Papers 1036, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Matthew Wiswall & Basit Zafar, 2015.
"Determinants of College Major Choice: Identification using an Information Experiment,"
The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 82(2), pages 791-824.
- Matthew Wiswall & Basit Zafar, 2011. "Determinants of college major choice: identification using an information experiment," Staff Reports 500, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
- Patrick Bayer & Shakeeb Khan & Christopher Timmins, 2011.
"Nonparametric Identification and Estimation in a Roy Model With Common Nonpecuniary Returns,"
Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(2), pages 201-215, April.
- Bayer, Patrick & Khan, Shakeeb & Timmins, Christopher, 2011. "Nonparametric Identification and Estimation in a Roy Model With Common Nonpecuniary Returns," Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association, vol. 29(2), pages 201-215.
- Altonji, J.G. & Arcidiacono, P. & Maurel, A., 2016. "The Analysis of Field Choice in College and Graduate School," Handbook of the Economics of Education,, Elsevier.
- Gordon B. Dahl, 2002.
"Mobility and the Return to Education: Testing a Roy Model with Multiple Markets,"
Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 70(6), pages 2367-2420, November.
- Gordon B. Dahl, 1997. "Mobility and the Returns to Education: Testing A Roy Model With Multiple Markets," Working Papers 760, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section..
- Gordon B. Dahl, 2002. "Mobility and the Return to Education: Testing a Roy Model with Multiple Markets," RCER Working Papers 488, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER).
- Heckman, James & Layne-Farrar, Anne & Todd, Petra, 1996. "Human Capital Pricing Equations with an Application to Estimating the Effect of Schooling Quality on Earnings," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 78(4), pages 562-610, November.
- Ransom, Michael R. & Phipps, Aaron, 2016. "The Changing Occupational Distribution by College Major," IZA Discussion Papers 10193, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Abel, Jaison R. & Deitz, Richard, 2015.
"Agglomeration and job matching among college graduates,"
Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 14-24.
- Jaison R. Abel & Richard Deitz, 2012. "Agglomeration and job matching among college graduates," Staff Reports 587, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
- Rebecca Diamond, 2016.
"The Determinants and Welfare Implications of US Workers' Diverging Location Choices by Skill: 1980-2000,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 106(3), pages 479-524, March.
- Diamond, Rebecca, 2013. "The Determinants and Welfare Implications of US Workers' Diverging Location Choices by Skill: 1980-2000," Research Papers 3143, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business.
- J.J. Heckman & E.E. Leamer (ed.), 2007. "Handbook of Econometrics," Handbook of Econometrics, Elsevier, edition 1, volume 6, number 6b, March.
- Paul S. Davies & Michael J. Greenwood & Haizheng Li, 2001. "A Conditional Logit Approach to U.S. State‐to‐State Migration," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 41(2), pages 337-360, May.
- J.J. Heckman & E.E. Leamer (ed.), 2007. "Handbook of Econometrics," Handbook of Econometrics, Elsevier, edition 1, volume 6, number 6a, March.
- Tyler Ransom, 2022.
"Labor Market Frictions and Moving Costs of the Employed and Unemployed,"
Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 57(S), pages 137-166.
- Ransom, Tyler, 2019. "Labor Market Frictions and Moving Costs of the Employed and Unemployed," IZA Discussion Papers 12139, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
Citations
Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
Cited by:
- Zhu,Yu & Xu, Lei, 2022.
"Returns to Higher Education - Graduate and Discipline Premiums,"
GLO Discussion Paper Series
1091, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
- Zhu, Yu & Xu, Lei, 2022. "Returns to Higher Education - Graduate and Discipline Premiums," IZA Discussion Papers 15299, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Hans Ophem & Jacopo Mazza, 2024. "Educational choice, initial wage and wage growth," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 67(3), pages 1235-1274, September.
- Hemelt, Steven W. & Hershbein, Brad & Martin, Shawn & Stange, Kevin M., 2023.
"College majors and skills: Evidence from the universe of online job ads,"
Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
- Steven W. Hemelt & Brad Hershbein & Shawn M. Martin & Kevin M. Stange, 2021. "College Majors and Skills: Evidence from the Universe of Online Job Ads," NBER Working Papers 29605, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Hemelt, Steven W. & Hershbein, Brad J. & Martin, Shawn & Stange, Kevin, 2021. "College Majors and Skills: Evidence from the Universe of Online Job Ads," IZA Discussion Papers 14964, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Steven W. Hemelt & Brad J. Hershbein & Shawn M. Martin & Kevin M. Stange, 2024. "College Majors and Skills: Evidence from the Universe of Online Job Ads," Upjohn Working Papers 23-384, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
- Fernando Saltiel, 2019. "What's Math Got to Do With It? Multidimensional Ability and the Gender Gap in STEM," 2019 Meeting Papers 1201, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Arpita Patnaik & Matthew J. Wiswall & Basit Zafar, 2020. "College Majors," NBER Working Papers 27645, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Most related items
These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.- Ismaël Mourifié & Marc Henry & Romuald Méango, 2020.
"Sharp Bounds and Testability of a Roy Model of STEM Major Choices,"
Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 128(8), pages 3220-3283.
- Ismael Mourifie & Marc Henry & Romuald Meango, 2017. "Sharp bounds and testability of a Roy model of STEM major choices," Papers 1709.09284, arXiv.org, revised Nov 2019.
- Ismael Mourifié & Marc Henry & Romuald Méango, 2018. "Sharp Bounds and Testability of a Roy Model of STEM Major Choices," Working Papers 2018-084, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
- Ismael Mourifie & Marc Henry & Romuald Meango, 2018. "Sharp Bounds And Testability Of A Roy Model Of Stem Major Choices," Working Papers tecipa-624, University of Toronto, Department of Economics.
- Koşar, Gizem & Ransom, Tyler & van der Klaauw, Wilbert, 2022.
"Understanding migration aversion using elicited counterfactual choice probabilities,"
Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 231(1), pages 123-147.
- Gizem Koşar & Tyler Ransom & Wilbert Van der Klaauw, 2019. "Understanding migration aversion using elicited counterfactual choice probabilities," Staff Reports 883, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
- Gizem Kosar & Tyler Ransom & Wilbert van der Klaauw, 2019. "Understanding Migration Aversion using Elicited Counterfactual Choice Probabilities," Working Papers 2019-037, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
- Koşar, Gizem & Ransom, Tyler & van der Klaauw, Wilbert, 2019. "Understanding Migration Aversion Using Elicited Counterfactual Choice Probabilities," IZA Discussion Papers 12271, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Gizem Kosar & Tyler Ransom & Wilbert van der Klaauw, 2020. "Understanding Migration Aversion Using Elicited Counterfactual Choice Probabilities," CESifo Working Paper Series 8117, CESifo.
- Arpita Patnaik & Matthew J. Wiswall & Basit Zafar, 2020. "College Majors," NBER Working Papers 27645, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Benjamin Niswonger, 2022. "What You See is What You Get: Local Labor Markets and Skill Acquisition," Papers 2209.03892, arXiv.org.
- Jaison R. Abel & Richard Deitz, 2017.
"Underemployment in the Early Careers of College Graduates following the Great Recession,"
NBER Chapters, in: Education, Skills, and Technical Change: Implications for Future US GDP Growth, pages 149-181,
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jaison R. Abel & Richard Deitz, 2015. "Underemployment in the early careers of college graduates following the Great Recession," Staff Reports 749, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
- Jaison Abel & Richard Deitz, 2016. "Underemployment in the Early Careers of College Graduates Following the Great Recession," Working Papers id:11345, eSocialSciences.
- Jaison R. Abel & Richard Deitz, 2016. "Underemployment in the Early Careers of College Graduates Following the Great Recession," NBER Working Papers 22654, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kirkebøen, Lars & Leuven, Edwin & Mogstad, Magne, 2014.
"Field of Study, Earnings, and Self-Selection,"
Memorandum
29/2014, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
- Lars J. Kirkebøen & Edwin Leuven & Magne Mogstad, 2015. "Field of study, earnings and self-selection," Discussion Papers 794, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
- Lars Kirkebøen & Edwin Leuven & Magne Mogstad, 2014. "Field of Study, Earnings, and Self-Selection," NBER Working Papers 20816, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Shimeng Liu & Weizeng Sun & John V. Winters, 2019.
"Up In Stem, Down In Business: Changing College Major Decisions With The Great Recession,"
Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 37(3), pages 476-491, July.
- Liu, Shimeng & Sun, Weizeng & Winters, John V., 2017. "Up in STEM, Down in Business: Changing College Major Decisions with the Great Recession," IZA Discussion Papers 10996, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Liu, Shimeng & Sun, Weizeng & Winters, John V., 2017. "Up in STEM, Down in Business: Changing College Major Decisions with the Great Recession," GLO Discussion Paper Series 117, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
- Todd Pugatch & Elizabeth Schroeder, 2021.
"Promoting Female Interest in Economics: Limits to Nudges,"
AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 111, pages 123-127, May.
- Pugatch, Todd & Schroeder, Elizabeth, 2020. "Promoting Female Interest in Economics: Limits to Nudges," GLO Discussion Paper Series 597, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
- Pugatch, Todd & Schroeder, Elizabeth, 2020. "Promoting Female Interest in Economics: Limits to Nudges," IZA Discussion Papers 13489, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Meghir, Costas & Rivkin, Steven, 2011.
"Econometric Methods for Research in Education,"
Handbook of the Economics of Education, in: Erik Hanushek & Stephen Machin & Ludger Woessmann (ed.), Handbook of the Economics of Education, edition 1, volume 3, chapter 1, pages 1-87,
Elsevier.
- Costas Meghir & Steven Rivkin, 2010. "Econometric methods for research in education," IFS Working Papers W10/10, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
- Costas Meghir & Steven G. Rivkin, 2010. "Econometric Methods for Research in Education," NBER Working Papers 16003, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Marta De Philippis, 2023.
"STEM Graduates and Secondary School Curriculum: Does Early Exposure to Science Matter?,"
Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 58(6), pages 1914-1947.
- De Philippis, Marta, 2016. "STEM graduates and secondary school curriculum: does early exposure to science matter?," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 67679, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
- Marta De Philippis, 2017. "STEM graduates and secondary school curriculum: does early exposure to science matter?," Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) 1107, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
- Marta De Philippis, 2016. "STEM graduates and secondary school curriculum: does early exposure to science matter?," CEP Discussion Papers dp1443, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Tyler Ransom & Esteban Aucejo & Arnaud Maurel & Peter Arcidiacono, 2014.
"College Attrition and the Dynamics of Information Revelation,"
2014 Meeting Papers
529, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Arcidiacono, Peter & Aucejo, Esteban & Maurel, Arnaud & Ransom, Tyler, 2023. "College Attrition and the Dynamics of Information Revelation," IZA Discussion Papers 16585, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Peter Arcidiacono & Esteban Aucejo & Arnaud Maurel & Tyler Ransom, 2016. "College Attrition and the Dynamics of Information Revelation," NBER Working Papers 22325, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Todd Pugatch & Elizabeth Schroeder, 2024.
"A simple nudge increases socioeconomic diversity in undergraduate Economics,"
Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 62(1), pages 287-307, January.
- Pugatch, Todd & Schroeder, Elizabeth, 2021. "A Simple Nudge Increases Socioeconomic Diversity in Undergraduate Economics," GLO Discussion Paper Series 851, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
- Pugatch, Todd & Schroeder, Elizabeth, 2021. "A Simple Nudge Increases Socioeconomic Diversity in Undergraduate Economics," IZA Discussion Papers 14418, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Leighton, Margaret & Speer, Jamin D., 2020.
"Labor market returns to college major specificity,"
European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 128(C).
- Margaret Leighton & Jamin Speer, 2017. "Labor Market Returns to College Major Specificity," Discussion Paper Series, School of Economics and Finance 201709, School of Economics and Finance, University of St Andrews, revised 21 Dec 2017.
- Suhonen, Tuomo, 2013. "Are there returns from university location in a state-funded university system?," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 43(3), pages 465-478.
- Ersoy, Fulya Y., 2020. "The effects of the great recession on college majors," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).
- Nicola Bianchi, 2015. "The General Effects of Educational Expansion," Discussion Papers 15-008, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
- David J Deming & Kadeem Noray, 2020. "Earnings Dynamics, Changing Job Skills, and STEM Careers," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 135(4), pages 1965-2005.
- Fernando Saltiel, 2019. "What's Math Got to Do With It? Multidimensional Ability and the Gender Gap in STEM," 2019 Meeting Papers 1201, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Michelle Rendall & Satoshi Tanaka & Yi Zhang, "undated". "College Majors and Skill Mismatch in Labour," MRG Discussion Paper Series 4924, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia.
- Light, Audrey & Wertz, Sydney Schreiner, 2022. "Should English majors take computer science courses? Labor market benefits of the occupational specificity of major and nonmajor college credits," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
More about this item
Keywords
occupation; migration; college major; Roy model;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
- J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
- R1 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BIG-2020-07-13 (Big Data)
- NEP-LMA-2020-07-13 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
- NEP-MIG-2020-07-13 (Economics of Human Migration)
- NEP-URE-2020-07-13 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
Statistics
Access and download statisticsCorrections
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp13370. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Holger Hinte (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/izaaade.html .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.