Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
College/Unit
Chambers College of Business and Economics
Department/Program/Center
Economics
Abstract
In 2017 Larry Nassar was sentenced to 60 years for assaulting over 300 women during his career as team doctor for the U.S. women’s national gymnastics team and as an osteopathic doctor and professor at Michigan State University. The university received a stream of negative publicity for their role in the scandal. We identify the impact of the sexual assault scandal on the university. Using a synthetic control method approach, we estimate the differences between the real and “synthetic” Michigan State in several university outcomes. We find significant reductions in the number of applications, changes in gender ratio of incoming students, and a lowering of SAT Math scores.
Digital Commons Citation
McCannon, Bryan and Strohl, Kaleigh, "Sexual Assault on Campus: The Impact of the Women's Gymnastics Scandal on Michigan State" (2022). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 3110.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/3110