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Increasingly Selective

—A Random Walk

UW-L is has increased selectivity over the years, often attributed to the rising quality of faculty. A much as I like the compliment it is probably not causal. I think this comports better with my views on why that has happened. From MarginalRevolution

Caroline Hoxby reports:
This paper [...]

Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:13am EST

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Why it's harder than before to get into your favorite college

—Marginal Revolution

Caroline Hoxby reports:
This paper shows that although the top ten percent of colleges are substantially more selective now than they were 5 decades ago, most colleges are not more selective. Moreover, at least 50 percent of colleges are substantially less selective now than they were then. This paper demonstrates that competition for space--the [...]

Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:30am EST
by Tyler Cowen

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