Leadership positions in the U.S. are disproportionately held by graduates of a few highly selective private colleges. Could such colleges — which currently have many more students from high-income families than low-income families — increase the socioeconomic diversity of America’s leaders by changing their admissions policies? We use anonymized admissions data from several private and … Continue reading Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges