Where Did the Global Elite Go to School? Hierarchy, Harvard, Home and Hegemony
"We examine the educational backgrounds of the global elite, using new data on a diversity of organizational leadership roles as well as the population of the super-rich across the world. First, we find a small number of globally prestigious universities to take on super prominent roles, suggesting a strongly hierarchical distribution of credentials among the global elite. Second, we find a consistent and unique place for Harvard University within this system. ..."
Salas-Díaz, R. and Young, K.L. (2025), Where Did the Global Elite Go to School? Hierarchy, Harvard, Home and Hegemony. Global Networks, 25: e12509. doi.org/10.1111/glob.12509