Elite Schools and Opting In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes
使用大学及以后数据，通过匹配申请者方法控制选择偏差，发现精英大学对男性收入无影响，但显著提升女性获得高学历和收入，同时降低其结婚概率。
Using College and Beyond data and a variant of Dale and Krueger’s matched-applicant approach, we revisit the question of how attending an elite college affects later-life outcomes. We expand the scope by examining additional outcomes and not restricting the sample to full-time workers. For men, controlling for selection eliminates the relationship between college selectivity and earnings; there are also no effects on men’s educational attainment or family outcomes. We find significant effects for women: attending a school with a 100-point-higher average SAT score increases women’s probability of advanced degree attainment and earnings while reducing their likelihood of marriage.