Month of birth and aspirational career choice
A gender perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19080147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pilar Beneito (0000-0001-5767-7010, University of Valencia and ERI-CES, Valencia, Spain, corresponding author), Javier Soria-Espín (Paris School of Economics), Óscar Vicente-Chirivella (0000-0003-4573-3198, Universitat de València) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 413-439 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-5292 • E-ISSN: 1469-5782 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09645292.2023.2221412 |
| OpenAlex | W4379980642 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 80 |
This paper investigates the impact of students' month of birth (MOB) on their university career choices. Specifically, we analyze whether the oldest students in their academic cohorts show more aspirational preferences when expressing their first choice of university degree. Using administrative records for students in a large university district and applying a sharp regression discontinuity design, we find that the oldest female students are more likely to express a preference for high-earning, academically selective, and STEM degrees than their youngest peers. The results for STEM are concentrated in degree courses where women are a minority and in the technology and engineering fields. Conversely, we find much smaller or non-significant MOB effects in most cases for male students. Results further indicate that the MOB effect is reinforced in families with high socioeconomic status
Economics · Preference · Regression discontinuity design · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |