Classroom rank in math, occupational choices and labor market outcomes

Enzo Brox, Maddalena Davoli () and Maurizio Strazzeri

No 222, Economics of Education Working Paper Series from University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)

Abstract: We examine the impact of students' classroom rank in math on educational, occupational, and labor-market outcomes. Using Swiss PISA-2012 data linked to administrative student records and tax information, and leveraging variations in achievement distribution across classes, we find that students with higher math ranks are more likely to pursue STEM-related occupations. Through subject-specific survey questions, we provide evidence of the underlying mechanisms at play, and we also demonstrate that parents can serve as important mediators. Furthermore, we show that a higher classroom rank in math increases earnings and the willingness to invest in occupation-specific further education.

Keywords: Ordinal rank; peer effects; occupational choices; earnings; human capital investments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 I24 J24 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 64 pages
Date: 2024-06
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