Table 1 Factors influencing educational choices based on literature review.
Dimensions | Factors | Research papers |
|---|---|---|
Individual characteristics | Gender | Schapiro et al. (1991), Perna (2004), Xu (2014), Allison and Ralston (2018), Jung and Lee (2019) |
Age | ||
Area of residence | Jung and Lee (2019) | |
Race and ethnicity | ||
Academic performances | Latiesa (1989), Mullen et al. (2003), Xu (2014), Zamfir et al. (2021) | |
Parents education | González and Dávila (1998), Jiménez and Salas-Velasco (2000), Mullen et al. (2003), Perna (2004), Xu (2014), Zamfir et al. (2021) | |
Socioeconomic status | Schapiro et al. (1991), González and Dávila (1998), Jiménez and Salas-Velasco (2000), Perna (2004), Jung and Lee (2019), DeBacker and Routon (2021) | |
Educational debt | ||
Participation in the labour market | ||
University characteristics | Quality | Schapiro et al. (1991), Hartman and Schmidt (1995), Kallio (1995), Zhang (2005), Zamfir et al. (2021) |
Type of university | ||
Field of study | ||
Economic context | Expected earnings upon completion of a degree | Handa and Skolnik (1975), Kodde (1986), Jiménez and Salas-Velasco (2000), Thomas and Perna (2004), Altonji et al. (2015), Menon et al. (2017) |
Level of unemployment | Ashenfelter and Ham (1979), Jiménez and Salas-Velasco (2000) | |
Business demography and innovation | Zamfir et al. (2021) |
