Elite Universities and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human and Social Capital. Discussion Paper No. 2026
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| Title: | Elite Universities and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human and Social Capital. Discussion Paper No. 2026 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Andrés Barrios-Fernández, Christopher Neilson, Seth Zimmerman, London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom), Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) |
| Source: | Centre for Economic Performance. 2024. |
| 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: | 134 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research Numerical/Quantitative Data |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Human Capital, Social Capital, Universities, Selective Admission, Institutional Characteristics, College Admission, Social Status, Private Schools, Outcomes of Education, Social Mobility, Talent, Student Characteristics, Educational History, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Family Relationship |
| Geographic Terms: | Chile |
| ISSN: | 2042-2695 |
| Abstract: | Do elite colleges help talented students join the social elite, or help incumbent elites retain their positions? We combine intergenerationally-linked data from Chile with a regression discontinuity design to show that, looking across generations, elite colleges do both. Lower-status individuals who gain admission to elite college programs trans-form their children's social environment. Children become more likely to attend high-status private schools and colleges, and to live near and befriend high-status peers. In contrast, academic achievement is unaffected. Simulations combining descriptive and quasi-experimental findings show that elite colleges tighten the link between social and human capital while decreasing intergenerational social mobility. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED674596 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Do elite colleges help talented students join the social elite, or help incumbent elites retain their positions? We combine intergenerationally-linked data from Chile with a regression discontinuity design to show that, looking across generations, elite colleges do both. Lower-status individuals who gain admission to elite college programs trans-form their children's social environment. Children become more likely to attend high-status private schools and colleges, and to live near and befriend high-status peers. In contrast, academic achievement is unaffected. Simulations combining descriptive and quasi-experimental findings show that elite colleges tighten the link between social and human capital while decreasing intergenerational social mobility. |
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| ISSN: | 2042-2695 |
