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501. The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into

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Why Elite Schools Aren't Boosting Their Growth

The amount of resources that universities have has increased tremendously because of gifts. Peter blair began to wonder if colleges might be sending the same signal. Could this explain why the elite schools had essentially frozen their growth? He and smetters created an economic model to explore this question.

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