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Timing Matters: Evidence from College Major Decisions

Richard W. Patterson, Nolan G. Pope and Aaron Feudo
Published online before print May 13, 2021, 0820-11127R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.2.0820-11127R1
Richard W. Patterson
*United States Military Academy, IZA, and CESifo, B117 Lincoln Hall, West Point, NY 10996.
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Nolan G. Pope
*University of Maryland, 3114 Tydings Hall, 7343 Preinkert Dr., College Park, MD 20742.
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Aaron Feudo
*Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy, B103B Lincoln Hall, West Point, NY 10996.
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0820-11127R1
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.2.0820-11127R1
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Published online May 13, 2021.

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  1. Richard W. Patterson*⇑,
  2. Nolan G. Pope*⇑ and
  3. Aaron Feudo*⇑
  1. *United States Military Academy, IZA, and CESifo, B117 Lincoln Hall, West Point, NY 10996.
  2. *University of Maryland, 3114 Tydings Hall, 7343 Preinkert Dr., College Park, MD 20742.
  3. *Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy, B103B Lincoln Hall, West Point, NY 10996.
  1. richard.patterson{at}usma.edu
  2. pope{at}econ.umd.edu
  3. aaron.feudo{at}usma.edu

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