This paper considers the degree to which events that intensify partying increase sexual
assault. Estimates are based on panel data from campus and local law enforcement …

Students who attend different colleges in the US end up with vastly different economic
outcomes. We study the role of relative value-added across colleges within student choice …

We consider the relationship between collegiate football success and non-athlete student
performance. We find that the team's success significantly reduces male grades relative to …

Each year, the NCAA basketball tournament (March Madness) is a daytime distraction for
millions of people, providing a largely exogenous shock to investor attention. We investigate …

There is a comprehensive literature documenting how colleges' tuition, financial aid
packages, and academic reputations influence students' application and enrollment …

College athletics is currently in the midst of a building boom in which universities are
competing with each other to reach an always-increasing standard of lavish athletic facilities …

Sociologists have focused almost exclusively on academic aspects of status in higher
education, despite the prominence of nonacademic activities, specifically athletics, in US …

Identifying the best set of colleges to which to apply is not a simple task. The importance of
any one application depends on the likely outcomes of other applications, and this logic and …

We develop and empirically test a model of intercollegiate athletic department expenditure
decisions. The model extends general dynamic models of nonprice competition and …

For the 65 colleges and universities that participate in the Power Five athletic conferences
(Pac 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, and Big 12), the football and men's basketball teams are highly …