Field of study variation throughout the college pipeline and its effect on the earnings gap: Differences between ethnic and immigrant groups in Israel |
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| Institution: | 1. New York University, United States;2. University of California, Berkeley, United States;3. University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, United States;1. Arizona State University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 411 N. Central Ave, Room 600, Phoenix, AZ 85004, United States;2. F1 Analytics, 8414 W Melinda Lane, Peoria, AZ 85382, United States;1. University of Michigan, Survey Research Center, 426 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2321, United States;2. University of North Carolina, Carolina Population Center, 123 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-2524, United States;1. Department of Criminal Justice, Social Work and Legal Specialties, Central China Normal University, University of Toledo, United States;2. Department of Criminal Justice, Wayne State University, United States;1. University of Kansas, Department of Sociology, 1415 Jayhawk Blvd. Room 716, Lawrence, KS 66045, United States;2. New York University & NBER, Department of Sociology, 6 Washington Square North Room 20, New York, NY 10003, United States;3. New York University, Center for Genomics and Systems Biology and the Department of Biology, 12 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10003, United States |
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| Abstract: | This study demonstrates the analytical leverage gained from considering the entire college pipeline—including the application, admission and graduation stages—in examining the economic position of various groups upon labor market entry. The findings, based on data from three elite universities in Israel, reveal that the process that shapes economic inequality between different ethnic and immigrant groups is not necessarily cumulative. Field of study stratification does not expand systematically from stage to stage and the position of groups on the field of study hierarchy at each stage is not entirely explained by academic preparation. Differential selection and attrition processes, as well as ambition and aspirations, also shape the position of ethnic groups in the earnings hierarchy and generate a non-cumulative pattern. These findings suggest that a cross-sectional assessment of field of study inequality at the graduation stage can generate misleading conclusions about group-based economic inequality among workers with a bachelor’s degree. |
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| Keywords: | Field of study Undermatching College pipeline Earnings gap Ethnic inequality Israel |
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