Arbeitspapier
Geographic Differences in the Earnings of Economics Majors
Economics has been shown to be a relatively high earning college major, but geographic differences in earnings have been largely overlooked. This paper uses the American Community Survey to examine geographic differences in both absolute earnings and relative earnings for economic majors. We find that there are substantial geographic differences in both the absolute and relative earnings of economics majors even controlling for individual characteristics such as age and advanced degrees. We argue that mean earnings in specific labor markets are a better measure of the benefits of majoring in economics than simply looking at national averages.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 7584
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Higher Education; Research Institutions
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
- Thema
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economics major
earnings differentials
college education
local labor markets
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Winters, John V.
Xu, Weineng
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (wo)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2013
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Winters, John V.
- Xu, Weineng
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2013
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