Organizers:

David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University

Papers:

"State Merit-Aid Programs and College Major: A Focus on STEM"
David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University
John Winters, Oklahoma State University

"The Specificity of General Human Capital: Evidence from College Major Choice"
Josh Kinsler, University of Rochester
Ronni Pavan, University of Rochester

"Was that SMART? Institutional Financial Incentives and Field of Study"
Jeffrey T. Denning, The University of Texas at Austin (Contact Author)
Patrick Turley, Harvard University

"College Major Competitiveness and Attrition from the Sciences"
Marc Luppino, Federal Trade Commission
Richard H. Sander, University of California, Los Angeles

Discussants:

Christopher M. Cornwell, The University of Georgia
Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee
M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University
Amanda L. Griffith, Wake Forest University

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