Sociocultural background and choice of STEM majors at university

Abstract This article proposes a generalized Roy model to examine the role of students’ sociocultural background for choosing a STEM major at university. We combine survey data on Swiss university graduates with rich municipality level information. We use a principal component analysis to construct...

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Volume:	72
Main Author:	Osikominu, Aderonke Grossmann, Volker Osterfeld, Marius
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	OXFORD Oxford University Press 01.04.2020 OXFORD UNIV PRESS Oxford University Press (OUP)
published in:	Oxford economic papers Vol. 72; no. 2; pp. 347 - 369
Data of publication:	20200401
ISSN:	0030-7653 1464-3812
EISSN:	1464-3812
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Soziale Werte Schweiz Sozialpsychologie Schätzung Studierende Berufswahl Studienfach C31 I20 IDENTITY MODELS PARENTS COLLEGE MAJOR GENDER ECONOMICS SEX-DIFFERENCES SCIENCE SAMPLE SELECTION STUDENTS
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index – 2020 Web of Knowledge Web of Science ECONIS CrossRef OpenAIRE Database information Databases - DBIS