We empirically analyze the markets for economics graduate school and law school admissions in the United States and apply our results to previously established spatial models. We find that a program's application deadline serves as a generally reliable signal of its quality. Additionally, we find that lower-medium quality law schools tend to excessively signal while the most elite graduate economics programs and law schools tend to countersignal. Furthermore, we find that some in-state tuition reciprocity agreements may significantly affect deadlines.
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