RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diversifying the STEM Pipeline
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 1024-13934R2
DO 10.3368/jhr.1024-13934R2
A1 Cohodes, Sarah R.
A1 Ho, Helen
A1 Robles, Silvia C.
YR 2026
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2026/04/01/jhr.1024-13934R2.abstract
AB Pipeline programs intended to increase diversity in STEM fields are common, but there is little rigorous evidence of their efficacy. We fielded a randomized controlled trial to study a suite of such programs targeted to underrepresented high school students and hosted at an elite technical institution. Students offered seats in the STEM summer programs were likelier to enroll in, persist through, and graduate from elite colleges and to graduate with a degree in a STEM field. These improvements in college outcomes raised predicted earnings by 3–15 percent.