@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp17252,
            	author={Barrios-Fernandez, Andres and Neilson, Christopher A. and Zimmerman, Seth D.},
            	title={Elite Universities and the Intergenerational Transmission  of Human and Social Capital},
            	year={2024},
	month={Aug},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={17252},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17252},
	abstract={Do elite colleges help talented students join the social elite, or help incumbent elites retain their positions? We combine intergenerationally-linked data from Chile with a regression discontinuity design to show that, looking across generations, elite colleges do both. Lower-status individuals who gain admission to elite college programs transform their children's social environment. Children become more likely to attend high-status private schools and colleges, and to live near and befriend high-status peers. In contrast, academic achievement is unaffected. Simulations combining descriptive and quasi-experimental findings show that elite colleges tighten the link between social and human capital while decreasing intergenerational social mobility.},
	keywords={elite universities;intergenerational mobility;human capital;social capital},
            }