Campbell, Stuart. <br/><br/>
Matching in the Dark? Inequalities in student to degree match / 
Stuart Campbell, Lindsey Macmillan, Richard Murphy, Gillian Wyness. 
 - Cambridge, Mass.  National Bureau of Economic Research  2021. 
 - 1 online resource:  illustrations (black and white); 
 - NBER working paper series  no. w29215 .
 - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research)  no. w29215. .
<br/><br/> September 2021. 
<br/><br/> This paper examines inequalities in the match between student and degree quality using linked administrative data from schools, universities and tax authorities. We analyse two measures of match at the university-subject level: undergraduate enrollment qualifications, and graduate earnings. We find for both that disadvantaged students match to lower quality degrees across the entire distribution of achievement, in a setting with uniform fees and a generous financial aid system. While there are negligible gender gaps in academic match, high-attaining women systematically undermatch in terms of expected earnings, driven by subject choice. These inequalities in match are largest among the most undermatched. 
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