Is Economics a Good Major for Future Lawyers? Evidence from Earnings Data

John Winters

No 9416, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: The current study examines earnings differences for practicing lawyers by undergraduate major with a focus on economics majors. Some majors do much better than others. Economics majors tend to do very well in both median and mean earnings, and both without and with controlling for individual characteristics. Electrical engineering, accounting, finance, and some other majors also do relatively well. This information is useful for undergraduates planning to attend law school and considering what undergraduate major field to study. Economics appears to be a very good option.

Keywords: college major; earnings; economics major; lawyers; attorneys (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 I26 J24 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2015-10
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-hpe, nep-law and nep-pke
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Published - published in: Journal of Economic Education, 2016, 47 (2), 187-191

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