within 15 years of graduation. Next, we use the exogenous assignment of students into sections to show that a larger …

Using the historical random assignment of MBA students to peer groups at a top business school in the United States, I … relative earnings of female students at graduation, closing the gender gap in earnings at graduation by two-thirds. The effects … primarily driven by female students' increased willingness to accept the maximum salary offered within their offer set. In …

Using the historical random assignment of MBA students to peer groups at an elite business school in the United States … increase in the share of male students in a student's peer group leads to a 2.1 percent increase in the salaries of female … students at graduation, closing the gender gap in salaries at graduation by approximately two-thirds. In addition, women who …