This paper studies spillovers from older to younger siblings in higher education choices. Exploiting discontinuous admission rules generated by Chile’s centralized admission system to higher education, we identify strong sibling spillovers in the choice of college. Having an older sibling enroll in a given college increases by 42% the probability of enrolling in that institution. In contrast, we find no effect on major choices. We show evidence suggesting that sibling spillovers in college choice are mainly driven by siblings deriving benefits from attending college together.

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走在自己的脚步：高等教育选择中的兄弟姐妹溢出效应

本文研究了在高等教育选择中从老到老的兄弟姐妹的溢出。利用智利集中式录取系统产生的不连续录取规则来高等教育，我们发现在选择大学方面存在严重的兄弟姐妹溢出效应。在给定的大学中有较年长的兄弟姐妹入学机会使该机构的入学率增加了42％。相反，我们发现对主要选择没有影响。我们有证据表明，兄弟姐妹在大学选择中的溢出主要是由兄弟姐妹从一起上大学中获得的利益所驱动。