Amornsiripanitch, Natee; Gompers, Paul A.; Hu, George; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
-graduate education and career choices as well as career outcomes. In terms of industry choice, athletes are far more likely to go into … advanced STEM degree. In terms of career outcomes, we find that Ivy League athletes outperform their non-athlete counterparts … teams that have lower academic admissions thresholds have higher career outcomes than non-athletes. Collectively, our …