Attention Economy


Thursday, February 22, 2024

Value of College Degrees and Human Capital Diversification

Half of College Grads Are Working Jobs That Don’t Use Their Degrees
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/college-degree-jobs-unused-440b2abd
Choice of major, internships and getting the right first job after graduation are critical to career paths, new data show
 
Talent Disrupted
http://stradaeducation.org/report/talent-disrupted/
College Graduates, Underemployment, and the Way Forward 


Make sure your brain has a diverse portfolio too
https://www.ft.com/content/e8a77da0-65fa-48b2-984f-15558a8e8700
Students find shelter from the AI storm by taking joint degrees that help make them adaptable to a shifting jobs market
 
Do Double Majors Face Less Risk? An Analysis of Human Capital Diversification
https://www.nber.org/papers/w32095
 
The Private and Social Benefits of Double Majors
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-benefit-cost-analysis/article/private-and-social-benefits-of-double-majors/CD1696DBF93DEFE3C2D3A759D6F0895B
 
Double your major, double your return?
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2007.03.001