College Football Performance, Student Earnings, and the Gender Wage Gap

Monica Carney

Education Finance and Policy, 2024, vol. 19, issue 1, 61-80

Abstract: Fluctuations in U.S. college football team performance have been shown to have impacts on the student experience. This study explores the long-run implications, examining the impact of college football team performance relative to the period of student attendance on future earnings. Better college football team performance during the early years of school attendance increases average wages of male students, but does not impact female wages. Supplemental evidence suggests that positive shocks to student social networks may partly explain the positive impact on earnings. Better team performance near the time of graduation increases average wages for both men and women.

Date: 2024
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