Unbundling the Effects of College on First-Job Search: Returns to Majors, Minors, and Extracurriculars

Jan 13, 2026 · SSRN · Jaime Arellano-Bover, Carolina Bussotti, John M. Nunley, Alan Seals

Our study provides a comprehensive characterization of which features of the college experience are more and less valuable during the high-stakes, first-job matching process.

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