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Prestige Matters: Value of Connections Formed in Elite Colleges
Author: Sheetal Sekhri
International Growth Centre
Abstract: This paper provides evidence that graduates of elite public institutions in India have an earnings advantage in the labor-market even though attending these colleges has no discernible effect on learning outcomes. Data do not bear out the predictions of signalling or networking theories of human capital. Using original survey data, I find that college networks do not facilitate job search. Also, the wage-premium does not dissipate with experience. However, the number of college friends in the same industry does explain the wage premium. These results support the hypothesis that the labor market rewards the connections students’ form at elite colleges.
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School Choice National Conference
Education 2025: Student First!
20 December 2013
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