Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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354727 | Economics of Education Review | 2012 | 12 Pages |
This paper estimates the returns to university selectivity in the UK using administrative data on applications and admissions to university, linked to a survey of graduates three and a half years after graduation. It compares students who indicated preferences for, and were conditionally accepted to, the same universities – but who attended different ones because some failed to meet the conditions of their preferred offer. The results suggest that one standard deviation in selectivity leads to a 7% increase in earnings.
► This paper estimates the returns to university selectivity in the UK. ► Institution attended is determined by preferences and by grades achieved. ► Individuals with identical institutional preferences but different grades are compared. ► One standard deviation increase in selectivity is found to increase earnings by 7%.