Shifting college majors in response to advanced placement exam scores

Shifting college majors in response to advanced placement exam scores

Do signals of high aptitude shape the course of collegiate study? We apply a regression discontinuity design to understand how college major choice is impacted by receiving a higher Advanced Placement (AP) integer score, despite similar exam performance, compared to students who received a lower int...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of human resources 2018, Vol.53 (4), p.918-956
Hauptverfasser: Avery, Christopher, Gurantz, Oded, Hurwitz, Michael, Smith, Jonathan
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Aptitudes
Behavioral responses
Berufswahl
Bildungsabschluss
Bildungsverhalten
Discontinuity
Probability distribution
Regression analysis
Schätzung
Students
Studies
Tests
USA
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Behavioral responses
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Bildungsabschluss
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Discontinuity
Probability distribution
Regression analysis
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Students
Studies
Tests
USA
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