Unbundling the Effects of College on First-Job Search: Returns to Majors, Minors, and Extracurriculars
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returns to college; first job; majors; minors; audit study;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
- J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LMA-2025-01-13 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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