Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/278913 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16215
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Drawing on data from the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS), we show that students who select majors that do not match their occupational preferences prior to enrolling in university are more likely to drop out than those who do choose majors that match their occupational preferences. Our findings suggest that this gap cannot be explained by institutional obstacles to entering a major. Instead, the primary mechanisms behind this phenomenon are indecisiveness and preference changes.
Subjects: 
dropout
preferences
mismatch
tertiary education
JEL: 
J24
D83
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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