William E. Even
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The STEM Wage Premium Across the OECD Open
Using data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, this paper compares the earnings premium and employment share of jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) across 11 member countries…
View article: Who's Affected by a $15 Minimum Wage?
Who's Affected by a $15 Minimum Wage? Open
In 2015, the federal minimum wage was $7.25 and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report that, of the 78.2 million workers aged 16 and older in the U.S. that were paid hourly rates, 870,000 were paid a wage of exactly $7.25 per hour. An…
View article: Greek Life, Academics, and Earnings
Greek Life, Academics, and Earnings Open
Using records from a large public university, we examine the impact of Greek life on academic performance and salaries. To isolate the causal effect of Greek life, we exploit a university policy prohibiting students from joining a Greek or…