Salary and job satisfaction among economics and business graduates: The effect of match between degree field and job

John Robst () and Jennifer VanGilder

International Review of Economics Education, 2016, vol. 21, issue C, 30-40

Abstract: The purpose of this paper was to compare employment outcomes for individuals who majored in economics and business administration. Economics majors were more likely to work in a job unrelated to the degree field than business administration majors. Economics majors earned higher wages, and mismatch had a smaller effect on wages for economics majors than business majors. Mismatch also had a smaller effect on aspects of job satisfaction for economics graduates compared to business graduates.

Keywords: Educational mismatch; Wages; College major; Human capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2015.11.001

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