Beyond the ivory tower: labor market returns to Greek membership
Routon, Wesley P. ; Walker, Jay K.
Labour. Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
2018
32
2
June
182-204
labour market ; membership ; social network
Labour market
https://doi.org/10.1111/labr.12112
English
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"Using a nationally representative sample of college graduates, we estimate the post‐collegiate labor market effects of fraternity and sorority membership during undergraduate tenure. We find that, after controlling for relevant factors, former sorority members' labor market outcomes are indistinguishable from those of other female college graduates. Former fraternity membership, however, is associated with an increased likelihood of self‐employment of about 10 percentage points and a sizable wage premium. Former fraternity members are indistinguishable from other male college graduates in terms of the probability of employment, historical unemployment, subjective beliefs of personal job security, job satisfaction and satisfaction with earnings."
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