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Social Comparison and Peer Effects at an Elite College.

Goethals, G.R. - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 2000

A study was conducted to see whether peer effects could be observed among undergraduates at Williams College, an elite four-year liberal arts school. Specifically, the study explored whether students in the bottom third of their class, with average SAT's of about 1300, would perform better in...

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Skills, Innovations and Values: Future Needs for Postsecondary Education.

McPherson, Michael S.; Schapiro, Morton Owen - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 1995

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Measuring the Effect of Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities on Future Wages of Black Students.

Constantine, J.M. - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 1994

This paper estimates the effect of attending historically black college and universities (HBCUs) on future wages of …

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The Economic Analogy.

McPherson, M.; Schapiro, M.O.; Winston, G. - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 1996

This paper examines the strengths and weaknesses of the analogy of higher education to a for-profit industry where schools are seen as firms and students as customers.

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Are We Keeping College Affordable? Student Aid, Access, and Choice in American Higher Education.

McPherson, Michael S.; Schapiro, Morton Owen - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 1996

our nation's colleges and universities were affordable for Americans of all economic and social backgrounds, and outlined …

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Capital and Capital Service Costs in 2700 US Colleges and Universities.

Winston, Gordon C. - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 1995

distribution of capital stocks and the costs of capital services in 2700 colleges and universities in 1991. The $330 billion in … higher education, adding roughly 33% to reported current costs. While private Research-I Universities have the most capital … distortion of educational costs that results from omitting capital services range from roughly 25% for Research-I Universities …

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Costs, Prices, Subsidies, and Aid in U.S. Higher Education.

Winston, Gordon C.; Yen, I.C. - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 1995

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