College Consumption Amenities, Academic Performance, and Donation Behavior. Working Paper 30481

Autor/inn/en	Hyman, Joshua M.; McFarlin, Isaac, Jr.
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Titel	College Consumption Amenities, Academic Performance, and Donation Behavior. Working Paper 30481
Quelle	(2022) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Student Recruitment; Competition; Postsecondary Education; College Students; Academic Achievement; Donors; College Athletics; Public Colleges; Team Sports; Student Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wettkampf; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Collegestudent; Schulleistung; College athletes; Collegesport; Hochschulsport; Mannschaftssport
Abstract	Colleges compete to attract students by investing in amenities such as athletics, dormitories, and student activities. We examine the effect of student consumption of postsecondary amenities on academic achievement and future donation behavior in the context of Big-Time college sports. We resolve the selection issue using data from a large, public university with a highly-ranked men's basketball team, where student season tickets are awarded by lottery. Game attendance has small negative effects on academic performance but no impact on donation behavior. Negative academic effects are concentrated at the bottom of the achievement distribution and driven by in-state students and students attending during seasons when the team reaches the postseason tournament. We uncover no evidence of spillover effects to roommates. Our results suggest that certain postsecondary amenities may hinder academic performance, with little upside from future giving. (As Provided).
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