Intended college major choice and the inheritance of majors

IF 1.8 4区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Economics Letters Pub Date : 2025-08-09 DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112558

Giorgio Brunello, Francesco Campo, Elisabetta Lodigiani, Martina Miotto, Lorenzo Rocco

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Abstract

Using Italian data, we study whether the intended choice of college major by final year high school students is affected by the college major selected by family members. We find evidence of strong inter-generational persistence, especially in medicine and health professions, followed by economics and law, and STEM. Persistence is strongest when both parents have graduated in the major.

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有意的大学专业选择和专业继承

利用意大利的数据，我们研究高三学生对大学专业的意向选择是否受到家庭成员所选择的大学专业的影响。我们发现了强烈的代际持久性的证据，特别是在医学和卫生专业，其次是经济和法律，以及STEM。当父母都是该专业的毕业生时，毅力是最强的。

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来源期刊

Economics Letters ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

5.00%

发文量

348

审稿时长

30 days

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