The role of peers and grades in determining major persistence in the sciences

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 923-934

  Ost, Ben ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational economics; Human capital

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; LIFE SCIENCE; PERSISTENCE; PHYSICAL SCIENCE; STUDENT;

EID: 78149495425     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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