Research Highlights Article
July 28, 2017
The Big Sort
Attending a prestigious college may have a bigger impact on future earnings than we thought
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Picking a college is one of the most important decisions in a young person’s life. It will shape their experience over the next four years and likely determine their first job. New research suggests that the stakes could be even higher than we thought. In the July issue of the 蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics, researchers , , , and explore how a college’s reputation affects what they call “the big sort.”