El Departamento de Economía de la Universidad de Chile tiene el agrado de invitar a usted a un nuevo Seminario Académico:

Título - College-Major Choice to College-Then-Major Choice

Presenta - Paola Bordon (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Chao Fu (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Autores - Paola Bordon (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Abstract - Many countries use college-major-speci.c admissions policies that require a student to choose a college major pair jointly. Motivated by potential student- major mismatches, we explore the equilibrium e¤ects of postponing student choice of major. We develop a sorting equilibrium model under the college major specific admissions regime, allowing for match uncertainty and peer effects. We estimate the model using Chilean data. We introduce the counterfactual regime as a Stackelberg game in which a social planner chooses college specific admissions policies and students make enrollment decisions, learn about their ts to various majors before choosing one. We compare outcomes and welfare under the two different regimes

El  Seminario  se realizará el miércoles 22 de octubre de 13:00 a 14.00 hrs, en  la Sala P-307 Tercer Piso del edificio Placa de la Facultad de Economía y Negocios de la Universidad de Chile, ubicada en Diagonal Paraguay 257.