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Dev Patel and Justin Sandefur. “[A Rosetta Stone for Human Capital](/publications/rosetta-stone-human-capital)”



 

 

Dev Patel and Justin Sandefur. “[A Rosetta Stone for Human Capital](/publications/rosetta-stone-human-capital)”



 

 

 

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 Understanding the causes and consequences of international differences in human capital is a central concern of economics. But how can we accurately measure the global distribution of skills when people in different countries take different tests? We... 

 

 

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John J. Conlon and Dev Patel. “[What Jobs Come to Mind? Stereotypes about Fields of Study](/publications/what-jobs-come-mind-stereotypes-about-fields-study)”



 

 

John J. Conlon and Dev Patel. “[What Jobs Come to Mind? Stereotypes about Fields of Study](/publications/what-jobs-come-mind-stereotypes-about-fields-study)”



 

 

 

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 We document that US freshmen hold systematic misperceptions about the relationship between college majors and occupations. Students stereotype fields of study, greatly exaggerating the likelihood that majors lead to their distinctive jobs (e.g., counselor... 

 

 

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