Was that SMART? Institutional financial incentives and field of study.

Autor/inn/en	Denning, Jeffrey T.; Turley, Patrick
Titel	Was that SMART? Institutional financial incentives and field of study. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: War das SMART?: institutionelle finanzielle Anreize und Studienfachwahl.
Quelle	In: Journal of human resources, 52 (2017) 1, S. 152-186 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-166X; 1548-8004
DOI	10.3368/jhr.52.1.0414-6340R1
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Förderung; Fächerwahl; Informatik; Mathematik; Naturwissenschaften; Anreizsystem; Kredit; Niedriglohn; Beruf; Sprachberuf; Subventionierung; Studienwahl; Studienerfolg; Studienfach; Technik; Student; Texas; USA
Abstract	"We examine whether students respond to immediate financial incentives when choosing their college major. From 2006 - 2007 to 2010 - 2011, low-income students in technical or foreign language majors could receive up to $8,000 in SMART Grants. Since income-eligibility was determined using a strict threshold, we determine the causal impact of this grant on student major with a regression discontinuity design. Using administrative data from public universities in Texas, we determine that income-eligible students were 3.2 percentage points more likely than their ineligible peers to major in targeted fields. We measure a larger impact of 10.2 percentage points at Brigham Young University." (Author's abstract, © the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2017/3