Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/236493 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14462
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Using mobility report card data, I show graduates of less selective universities experience more adverse impacts of graduating in a recession. I highlight one mechanism: during recessions employers stop recruiting at less selective universities. Using a unique dataset of employer recruiting strategies for 65 prestigious firms, I show they are more likely to stop recruiting at universities that are less selective, smaller, farther, and have less affluent students. Firms also resume recruiting less quickly at less selective and farther campuses. Finally, losing access to prestigious firms while on campus is associated with an additional 13% decline in the 2014 income success rate.
Subjects: 
Great Recession
recent college graduates
employer recruiting
university selectivity
JEL: 
I26
I23
J23
J31
E32
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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