trajectories for parents and children in Chile with a regression discontinuity design to describe the intergenerational evolution … rank, with higher intercepts and flatter slopes for children whose parents attend a set of high-status, high … capital. Children of parents just above the threshold for admission to elite degree programs score no better on college …

Do elite colleges help talented students join the social elite, or help incumbent elites retain their positions? We … children's social environment. Children become more likely to attend high-status private schools and colleges, and to live near …

As Switzerland experiences a severe shortage of nurses, this paper investigates the impact of students' ex ante wage …. This suggests that policies that increase returns from studying nursing can attract students to nursing. In addition, the …