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珞珈经济论坛第35期
时间:2019-03-04  阅读:

讲座题目: Is Two Better than One? The Effects of Having Two Undergraduate Majors or Degrees on Early-Career Post-College Wages

主讲人:蒋盛君

讲座时间:35日(周二)上午10:00-12:00

讲座地点:best365网页版登录A208

主办单位:best365网页版登录经济系

座摘要:In this paper, I estimate wage effects of double majors and double degrees among a sample of college graduates in their early career, using the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. I rely on selection on observables and control for individuals test scores, family background, and school characteristics when estimating the wage effects. I further consider whether wage effects of a double major/degree can be explained by two mechanisms: the skill-enhancing effect (increase in the depth of knowledge accumulated in college) and the job-matching effect (increase in the chance of working in an occupation that is more closely related to ones college major). I examine whether estimated wage effects associated with a double major/degree (after controlling for confounding factors) decrease as a result of controlling for the depth of knowledge accumulated in college and the relatedness between college major and occupation. I find that having a double major does not make a significant difference in ones early-career post-college wages. A double degree is estimated to be associated with a 0.088 increase in log wages after controlling for confounding factors. About a third of this effect can be explained by a combination of both the skill-enhancing and job-matching effects.

主讲人简介:蒋盛君博士本科毕业于best365网页版登录经济学专业,硕士毕业于中国人民大学西方经济学专业,并在美国俄亥俄州立大学经济系获得经济学博士学位资格。蒋盛君博士的主要研究方向涉及应用微观经济学,劳动经济学,教育经济学等领域。目前她的研究兴趣在于大学中人力资本的投资对于毕业后工资、就业、收入不平等的影响。

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