The Payoff to School Selectivity: An Application of Dale and Krueger's Method to MBA Programs

Chen, Weiwei; Grove, Wayne A.; Hussey, Andrew

Download This Paper

Open PDF in Browser

Add Paper to My Library

The Payoff to School Selectivity: An Application of Dale and Krueger's Method to MBA Programs

Economics Letters, No. 116, 2012

3 Pages Posted: 29 Mar 2013

See all articles by Weiwei Chen

Wayne A. Grove

Le Moyne College - Department of Economics

Andrew Hussey

University of Memphis - Economics

Date Written: March 27, 2013

Abstract

Many studies find a notable return to college quality. Dale and Krueger (2002, 2011) only do until they address selection bias concerns by proxying for ambition and by matching students with similar admission outcomes but different matriculation decisions. Although we employ similar methodologies to Dale and Krueger, we find substantial returns to MBA program selectivity.

Keywords: rate of return, school quality, matching, MBA, admission outcomes, higher education

JEL Classification: I2, J24, J1

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Chen, Weiwei and Grove, Wayne A. and Hussey, Andrew J., The Payoff to School Selectivity: An Application of Dale and Krueger's Method to MBA Programs (March 27, 2013). Economics Letters, No. 116, 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2240305