Divergent: The Time Path of Legacy and Athlete Admissions at Harvard

Peter Arcidiacono; Josh Kinsler; Tyler Ransom

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Divergent: The Time Path of Legacy and Athlete Admissions at Harvard

Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler and Tyler Ransom

Published online before print January 13, 2022, 0421-11641R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0421-11641R1

Peter Arcidiacono

Peter Arcidiacono is a professor of economics at Duke University, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and a research fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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Josh Kinsler

Josh Kinsler is an associate professor of economics at the University of Georgia.

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Tyler Ransom

Tyler Ransom is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Oklahoma and a research affiliate at IZA.

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Divergent: The Time Path of Legacy and Athlete Admissions at Harvard

Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler, Tyler Ransom

Journal of Human Resources Jan 2022, 0421-11641R1; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.0421-11641R1

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