题目：Dynamic Decision Making Under Rolling Admissions: Evidence from U.S. Law School Applications

主讲人： Yu Wang, Ryerson University

时间： 2021年5月7日，10:15 – 11:45

举办方式：线上讲座

Zoom ID: 9316789264

密码：790971

主讲人简介：

Yu Wang is an assistant professor of Economics at Ryerson University. Her research interests include labor economics and political economy. Her current works focus on the applications and admissions at higher education markets. She has published at Journal of Monetary Economics and European Economics Review. She has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Abstract:

Admission processes in many higher education markets are inherently dynamic. We study timing of student application and school admission under rolling admissions using a unique U.S. law school market dataset. Our results show that law schools employ non-stationary admission standards within application cycles: applications submitted earlier enjoy a considerable admission advantage relative to later applications. We provide evidence for three types of frictions that constrain applicants from applying earlier.