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The Role of Mathematical and Verbal Skills on the Returns to Graduate and Professional Education
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Song, Moohoun; Orazem, Peter F.; Wohlgemuth, Darin – Economics of Education Review, 2008
Students in majors with higher average quantitative graduate records exam (GRE) scores are less likely to attend graduate school whereas students in majors with higher average verbal GRE scores are more likely to attend graduate school. This sorting effect means that students whose cognitive skills are associated with lower earnings at the…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Graduate Study, Doctoral Degrees, Professional Education