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http://hdl.handle.net/11718/24421| Title: | Science education and labor market outcomes in a developing economy |
| Authors: | Jain, Tarun Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop Prakash, Nishith Rakesh, Raghav |
| Keywords: | High-school majors;Labor markets;STEM |
| Issue Date: | 16-Oct-2021 |
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Citation: | Jain, T., Mukhopadhyay, A., Prakash, N., & Rakesh, R. Science education and labor market outcomes in a developing economy. Economic Inquiry. |
| Abstract: | We examine the association between studying science in higher secondaryschool and labor market earnings in India. Studying science in high school isassociated with 22% greater earnings than studying business or humanities.Earnings for science students are further enhanced with some uency inEnglish. Science education is also associated with more years of education,completing a professional degree, returns to entrepreneurship and working inpublic sector positions. Primary survey of high school students shows nodiscernible differences in behavioral characteristics of science studentscompared to others |
| URI: | https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.13044 http://hdl.handle.net/11718/24421 |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal Articles |
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