Ayal Kimhi - Comments on DiPrete School-Work Linkage Discussion

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School to Work Linkage: Discussion Ayal Kimhi Shoresh Institution and The Hebrew University

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Columns that are unlabeled have 1% or less.

** Students are included in the category “No degree.�

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*Distribution of academic majors by level of math study

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Columns that are unlabeled have 1% or less.

** Agriculture, manufacturing, construction and the like.

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*Distribution of occupations by level of math study

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0.2335 0.1856

0.0433 demographics + high school major + academic major + occupation

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0.2633

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R-squared of hourly wage regression

Before

After

No academic study

33.4%

21.9%

Jewish studies/ Humanities Education

10.1%

9.1%

2.6%

3.3%

Medicine

8.6%

11.8%

Social sciences

14.9%

8.5%

6%

Law

6.2%

5.6%

2%

Economics/Business Administration Exact sciences

11.5%

15.3%

9.7%

17.8%

Computer science

3.0%

6.7%

Effect on hourly wage 13%

7%

6% 4% males females

Indirect effect through choice of academic major

Direct effect

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Simulation of an upgrading of math matriculation from 4 to 5 units, effect on choice of academic major