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Flagships, Feeders, and the Texas Top 10% Law: A Test of the "Brain Drain" Hypothesis
- The Journal of Higher Education
- The Ohio State University Press
- Volume 77, Number 4, July/August 2006
- pp. 712-739
- 10.1353/jhe.2006.0035
- Article
- Additional Information
Using a representative sample of Texas public high school seniors to determine whether the top 10% law fostered a "brain drain," crowding out high performing graduates from the most competitive secondary schools in favor of top-ranked students from low performing schools, we find no empirical support for a "brain drain" due to crowding.