University selectivity and earnings: Evidence from UK data on applications and admissions to university

Stijn Broecke

Economics of Education Review, 2012, vol. 31, issue 3, 96-107

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: University selectivity; Rate of return (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.02.005

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