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Policymakers and parents alike have been encouraging young people for decades to pursue STEM degrees and careers so they could become financially and socially successful. Does the data support the assumption that going into STEM fields leads to a good career?
Brent talks to Dan Cox, a Research Fellow at AEI, and Kadeem Noray, a PhD candidate in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, about a recent AEI report on the long-term outcomes for STEM graduates. They discuss the earnings potential in STEM, the rate that people leave the field, and the barriers experienced by women and minorities.
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