The Effect of Attending the Flagship State University on Earnings: A Discontinuity-Based Approach
利用一所大型州立大学的保密录取记录和州失业保险计划的收入数据，通过断点回归设计，发现就读最顶尖的州立大学使白人男性28至33岁时的收入提高约20%。
This paper examines the effect of attending the flagship state university on the earnings of 28 to 33 year olds by combining confidential admissions records from a large state university with earnings data collected through the state's unemployment insurance program. To distinguish the effect of attending the flagship state university from the effects of confounding factors correlated with the university's admission decision or the applicant's enrollment decision, I exploit a large discontinuity in the probability of enrollment at the admission cutoff. The results indicate that attending the most selective state university causes earnings to be approximately 20% higher for white men. Copyright by the President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.