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Title: O Brother, Where Start Thou? Sibling Spillovers on College and Major Choice in Four Countries. CEP Discussion Paper No. 1691
Language: English
Authors: Altmejd, Adam, Barrios-Fernández, Andrés, Drlje, Marin, Goodman, Joshua, Hurwitz, Michael, Kovac, Dejan, Mulhern, Christine, Neilson, Christopher, Smith, Jonathan, London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom), Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
Source: Centre for Economic Performance. 2020.
Availability: Centre for Economic Performance. London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, UK. Tel: +44-20-7955-7673; Fax: +44-20-7404-0612; e-mail: cep.info@lse.ac.uk; Web site: http://cep.lse.ac.uk
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 108
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Reports - Research
Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
High Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Siblings, Family Influence, College Choice, Majors (Students), Probability, Access to Information, Geographic Location, Family Income, Social Networks, Peer Influence, Institutional Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Cultural Differences
Geographic Terms: United States, Chile, Sweden, Croatia
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: SAT (College Admission Test), Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test
ISSN: 2042-2695
Abstract: Family and social networks are widely believed to influence important life decisions but identifying their causal effects is notoriously difficult. Using admissions thresholds that directly affect older but not younger siblings' college options, we present evidence from the United States, Chile, Sweden and Croatia that older siblings' college and major choices can significantly influence their younger siblings' college and major choices. On the extensive margin, an older sibling's enrollment in a better college increases a younger sibling's probability of enrolling in college at all, especially for families with low predicted probabilities of enrollment. On the intensive margin, an older sibling's choice of college or major increases the probability that a younger sibling applies to and enrolls in that same college or major. Spillovers in major choice are stronger when older siblings enroll and succeed in more selective and higher-earning majors. The observed spillovers are not well-explained by price, income, proximity or legacy effects, but are most consistent with older siblings transmitting otherwise unavailable information about the college experience and its potential returns. The importance of such personally salient information may partly explain persistent differences in college-going rates by geography, income, and other determinants of social networks.
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