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The Effect of Social Media Information on College Major Choices in China: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis

2025-10-15

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>The choice of a college major is a critical decision for millions of students in China, yet it is often made under conditions of significant information asymmetry. The recent rise of social media has introduced influential, unregulated actors into this high-stakes environment. This study provides a large-scale causal analysis of a social media information shock on college major choices...

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7581289/v1

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