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Quick Job Entry or Long-Term Human Capital Development? The Dynamic Effects of Alternative Training Schemes

Osikominu, Aderonke

In: Review of Economic Studies, 2013, vol. 80, no. 1, p. 313-342

Are sociocultural factors important for studying a science university major?

Grossmann, Volker ; Osikominu, Aderonke ; Osterfeld, Marius

(Working Papers SES ; 460)

This paper examines the role of the sociocultural background of students for choosing STEM fields in university. We combine rich survey data on university graduates in Switzerland with municipality level information from the census as well as nationwide elections and referenda to characterize a student›s home environment with respect to religious and political attitudes towards gender equality...