Women's Colleges and Economics Major Choice: Evidence from Wellesley College Applicants. Working Paper 31144

Autor/inn/en	Butcher, Kristin F.; McEwan, Patrick; Weerapana, Akila
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Titel	Women's Colleges and Economics Major Choice: Evidence from Wellesley College Applicants. Working Paper 31144
Quelle	(2023) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Single Sex Colleges; Womens Education; Economics; Majors (Students); College Applicants; College Enrollment; College Role; College Choice; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Volkswirtschaftslehre; College applications; Studienbewerber; Studienortwahl; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Many observers argue that diversity in Economics and STEM fields is critical, not simply because of egalitarian goals, but because who is in a field may shape what is studied by it. If increasing the rate of majoring in mathematically-intensive fields among women is a worthy goal, then understanding whether women's colleges causally affect that choice is important. Among all admitted applicants to Wellesley College, enrollees are 7.2 percentage points (94%) more likely to receive an Economics degree than non-enrollees (a plausible lower bound given negative selection into enrollment on math skills and major preferences). Overall, 3.2 percentage points--or 44% of the difference between enrollees and non-enrollees--is explained by college exposure to female instructors and students, consistent with a wider role for women's colleges in increasing female participation in Economics. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01