User:Jason Malone vt/Matthew effect

In the begging, Matthew effects were primarily focused on the inequality in the way scientists were recognized for their work. However, Norman Storer, of Columbia University, led a new wave of research. He believed he discovered that the inequality that existed in the social sciences also existed in other institutions.

Examples of the Matthew Effect in today's educational institutions

Students around the United States participate in the SAT every year to then send those scores to the colleges they are applying too. The college board, the distributor of this test conducted a study based on the income earned by the families of the test takers. The results proved the Matthew effect is still in play when it comes to economic earnings. "Students from families earning more than $200,000 a year average a combined score of 1,714, while students from families earning under $20,000 a year average a combined score of 1,326."

Not only do students with a wealthier family do better, but statistics show that students with parents that have accomplished more in school perform better as well,"A student with a parent with a graduate degree, for example, on average scores 300 points higher on their SATs compared to a student with a parent with only a high school degree.

The Matthew Effect in sports

Even in sports, an inequality exists in what children will achieve. This inequality exists due to a child's birth month, "birth month can have a dramatic effect on success in sports"

(Currently reading part of a book on the Matthew effect in sports in both Hockey and European soccer. Not enough info yet to add strong references. Addition to Matthew Effect present in science. Not only does seniority effect the overall success of a scientist. If there are two young and successful scientists, and only one of them gets an award; that scientist will be more successful in the future. The lucky winner of the award will benefit from different resources and a stronger network than that of the equally talented scientist that wasn't as lucky.

REMOVE Markets with social influence Product recommendations and information about past purchases have been shown[by whom?] to influence consumers' choices significantly - whether for music, movie, book, technological, and other types of products. Social influence often induces a rich-get-richer phenomenon where popular products tend to become even more popular.[19]

This part is lacking detail and not many sources out there can prove this with background data.