<p>New paper:</p>
<p>[College</a> as Country Club: Do Colleges Cater to Students’ Preferences for Consumption?](<a href=“http://www.nber.org/papers/w18745]College”>http://www.nber.org/papers/w18745)</p>
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If a study showed that the food at Cheesecake Factory was just as nutritious as food from a four-star restaurant, does that mean that the four-star restaurant should cut costs?</p>
<p>"If a study showed that the food at Cheesecake Factory was just as nutritious as food from a four-star restaurant, does that mean that the four-star restaurant should cut costs? "</p>
<p>Cheesecake Factory needs to drop their prices because they dont seem too much better than Olive garden! :D</p>
<p>I won’t eat at Olive Garden until they start offering merit discounts.</p>
<p>OG gave us a one time free ride.
(The power went out, so they gave us a free meal card.)</p>
<p>Another interesting article Bel- thanks.</p>
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<p>Remember that tuition ≠ cost of education. At state universities, in-state tuition is explicitly subsidized by the state government. Even out-of-state public tuition and private tuition may not be the same as cost of education, due to various cross subsidies within the school. (Also, cost of education can vary based on which courses the student selects, because more advanced courses and those with lab/studio/performance/etc. components tend to cost more.)</p>