UCSD economists Garey and Valerie Ramey finish work on their parenting project paper. Photo: Victor Chen, UCSD Moms going all out to get college spots for children College-educated mothers in the United States are going to extremes to secure elite college admission for their kids, UCSD economists Garey and Valerie Ramey concluded. The Rameys dub the phenomenon the "Rug Rat Race" and describe it ...