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The making of America’s Ivy League elite
A new paper quantifies the boost that students with rich parents get when applying to the best universities
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Who gets in”
Source: “Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges”, by Raj Chetty, David Deming and John Friedman, working paper, 2023
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