the racial/ethnic composition of the student body. We convert these data into an index of diversity and then ask whether … attending a college/university with a more diverse student body influences a variety of outcomes at Wave 4 (2007-08), including …

selectivity, field of study, and student characteristics. Our data link admissions outcomes for 30 cohorts of college applicants … consistent with student behavior. We find that returns are heterogeneous, with large, positive returns to highly selective … degrees and degrees in health, science, and social science fields. Returns to selectivity do not vary by student socioeconomic …

for International Student Assessment (PISA) data. The empirical analysis shows that achievement increases with instruction …

students will perform. This paper examines the relationship between high school quality and student success at college. Using … characteristic: high school class rank. We find that high school characteristics do affect student performance, and these effects …

the world's population in 1910, but remarkably few of their citizens attended any school by the early 20th century. We …. Recent studies emphasize the importance of political decentralization, and relatively broad political voice for the early …