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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not really. The articles only says that the average income for Tier 1/Tier 1 is greater than Tier 2-3/Tier 1. It doesn't compare those who do well/network aggressively at Tier 2 schools to those who sit back and wait for the phone to ring at Tier 1s. [/quote]

Well, it's dealing with aggregates, isn't it. I am Tier 1/Tier 1 but am DCUM poor. My old roommate is a partner at Bain. A state school grad could easily get my job. My roommate's job? Less likely. The point is, motivation etc. is a separate issue that you want to control for in a study like this, although it's useful in thinking about to plan your own life.

The paper's argument is that "ability should be largely equalized among those who graduate from similarly selective graduate program" - i.e. comparing Slippery Rock/Yale Law students to Yale/Yale Law students is apples to apples, as far as motivation goes.

[quote=Anonymous]As for your main point, it would be interesting to compare top tier undergrad admits who matriculated elsewhere and then attended top tier grad to Tier 1/Tier 1 grads. That would tease apart effect and selection. 
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Agree that would be interesting.[/quote]

This study has been done:

https://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/revisiting-the-value-of-elite-colleges/?_r=0
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