Why do peers influence college major selection?

Why do peers influence people's choices? Is it for information (social learning) or for socializing (social utility)? Exploiting unique data and natural experiments from the United States Naval Academy (USNA), we analyze data on major selections of USNA students. We find peers influence students int...

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Publicado en:	Economic Inquiry Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 715 - 740
Autores principales:	Insler, Michael A., Rahman, Ahmed S., Smith, Katherine A.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell Jul2025
Materias:	Peer pressure Social learning Peers Naval education College majors
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