The Great Recession and the Widening Income Gap between Alumni of Elite and Less Selective Universities.

Autor/in	Weinstein, Russell
Titel	The Great Recession and the Widening Income Gap between Alumni of Elite and Less Selective Universities. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Große Rezession und die wachsende Einkommenskluft zwischen Absolventen von Elite- und weniger selektiven Universitäten.
Quelle	In: American economic journal. Economic policy, 17 (2025) 1, S. 216-241 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1945-7731; 1945-774X
DOI	10.1257/pol.20220174
Schlagwörter	Soziale Herkunft; Bildungsertrag; Einkommensunterschied; Elite; Einkommenseffekt; Großunternehmen; Personalauswahl; Personalbeschaffung; Rezession; Universität; Hochschule; Auswirkung; Finanzkrise; Hochschulabsolvent; USA
Abstract	"Using mobility report card data, I show the income gap between alumni of elite and less selective universities widened for cohorts graduating during the Great Recession. This is evident for mean and median incomes and access to high earning percentiles. Results do not appear driven by differences in student composition, including parental income. Using a unique dataset of recruiting strategies for prestigious firms, I highlight one channel through which university selectivity may have a causal impact: high-wage firms concentrated their recruiting at elite universities during the recession. The results are informative for policies increasing lower-income students' representation at selective universities." The study refers to the period 2000-2014 (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2025/3