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Researcher | Institution | Original publication | Reading recommendations | Beyond | CitationWhat are the longrun implications of elite universities for individuals and society? In this video, KATJA KAUFMANN explores the effects of elite higher education on both marriage and intergenerational outcomes. Employing a regression discontinuity design and an unique data set collected and digitized from Chilean archives and matched with information from the Chilean Ministry of Justice, Kaufmann identifies significant advantages for women in terms of marriage market outcomes (test scores, elite university attendance, family background of husband) as a result of attending an elite university. Furthermore, attendance at such an institution is shown to have clear intergenerational effects, resulting in children performing better in standardized tests. With important implications for educational policy, the research presents important insights for debates around social stratification, social mobility and inequality.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21036/LTPUB10837
Institution
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is committed to the spirit of its namesake in promoting innovative ideas, in inspiring people, and in using knowledge to transcend boundaries. With more than 31,000 students, JGU is one of the largest universities in Germany. As a comprehensive university, it embraces almost all academic disciplines and also maintains a Medical Center. At JGU, some 4,150 academics, among them 540 professors, research and teach at more than 150 departments, institutes, and clinics. Furthermore, the integration of two art schools is unique in the German higher education sector. Mainz University is an internationally recognized research university. It owes its reputation to its outstanding researchers and their excellent achievements in particle and hadron physics, materials sciences, translational medicine, life sciences, and historical cultural studies. The university's PRISMA + Cluster of Excellence, where primarily particle and hadron physicists collaborate, is at the cutting edge of international research.
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Original publication
Elite Higher Education, the Marriage Market and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital
Published in 2021Reading recommendations
Career and Family: College Women Look to the Past
Ehrenberg R, Blau F: Gender and Family Issues in the Workplace.
Published in 1997
The Effect of Attending the Flagship State University on Earnings: A Discontinuity-Based Approach
The Review of Economics and Statistics
Published in 2009
Beyond
A Ground-breaking Scientific Revolution
An Alarming Challenge for Society
If I Had a Second Life