Just as high school class rank raises the probability of college admission and merit scholarship (Cohn et al., 2004), we would expect that it will also increase the wage that employers would offer.
And the spectre of radicalisation inside the ranks raised its head again on Monday, when military intelligence detained a former naval commando accused of helping with the attack on Karachi's Mehran base.
Army sources say the service wants to expand its shrunken ranks, raising its current 99,500 soldiers to the full budgeted number of 101,800 and then adding 3,000-4,000 more.The army also wants to buy medium-weight armoured vehicles to replace existing equipment, some of it built in the 1960s.
For his actions during this battle, San Martín was awarded a gold medal, and his rank raised to lieutenant colonel.
The group has achieved tremendous success in growing its ranks, raising money for Democrats and picking high-profile fights with the Bush administration.
But CREW said the sudden influx of contributions given to key members once they became chairman or second-in-rank raised overall questions "about how beholden [they] are to the industries they oversee, and whether they are independent enough to put public interest ahead of special interest".
She rose in the ranks, got raises and now, nearly 16 years later, she is closing in on retirement age.
For countries that are not in the front rank, it raises the question of whether they should import high-technology products or attempt to enter the circle of the most advanced nations.
Before that he served as dean at nearby Arizona State University's business school, where his tenure was well regarded; he was credited with improving the school's ranking and raising its national profile.
Columbia University ranked third, raising $359 million.
