A Simple Nudge Increases Socioeconomic Diversity in Undergraduate Economics
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- Todd Pugatch & Elizabeth Schroeder, 2024. "A simple nudge increases socioeconomic diversity in undergraduate Economics," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 62(1), pages 287-307, January.
- Pugatch, Todd & Schroeder, Elizabeth, 2021. "A Simple Nudge Increases Socioeconomic Diversity in Undergraduate Economics," GLO Discussion Paper Series 851, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
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nudges; higher education; diversity in economics; college major choice; randomized control trial;All these keywords.
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- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
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- NEP-EXP-2021-06-14 (Experimental Economics)
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