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No Revenge for Nerds? Evaluating the Careers of Ivy League Athletes | NBER

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This paper compares the careers of Ivy League athletes to those of their non-athlete classmates. Combining team-level information on all Ivy League athletes from 1970 to 2021 with resume data for all Ivy League graduates, we examine both post-graduate education and career choices as well as career outcomes. In terms of industry choice, athletes are far more likely to go into business and Finance related jobs than their non-athlete classmates. In terms of advanced degrees, Ivy League athletes are more likely to get an MBA and to receive it from an elite program, although they are less likely to pursue an M.D., a Ph.D., or an advanced STEM degree. In terms of career outcomes, we find that Ivy League athletes outperform their non-athlete counterparts in the labor market. Athletes attain higher terminal wages and earn cumulatively more than non-athletes over the course of their careers controlling for school, graduation year, major, and first job. In addition, they attain more senior posit

No Revenge for Nerds? Evaluating the Careers of Ivy League Athletes | NBER Skip to main content No Revenge for Nerds? Evaluating the Careers of Ivy League Athletes Natee Amornsiripanitch , Paul Gompers , George Hu , Will Levinson & Vladimir Mukharlyamov Share X LinkedIn Facebook Bluesky Threads Email Link Working Paper 31753 DOI 10.3386/w31753 Issue Date October 2023 This paper compares the careers of Ivy League athletes to those of their non-athlete classmates. Combining team-level information on all Ivy League athletes from 1970 to 2021 with resume data for all Ivy League graduates, we exami

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