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Title: Geographic Difference in the Earnings of Economics Majors

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Publication Year: 2014

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Abstract: 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.

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Authors: Xu, Weineng; Winters, John V.

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Publication Number: 1405

Institution: Oklahoma State University

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Publisher Location: Stillwater, Oaklahoma

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Housing and Segregation, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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