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Title: Elite Universities and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human and Social Capital. Discussion Paper No. 2026
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.
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Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED674596
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