This paper investigates the impact of changes in the funding of higher education in England on students' choices and … in public universities moved from being free to students and state funded to charging substantial tuition fees to all … students. This was done in conjunction with the government offering generous means-tested maintenance grants and loans. Using …

This paper investigates the impact of changes in the funding of higher education in England on students' choices and … in public universities moved from being free to students and state funded to charging substantial tuition fees to all … students. This was done in conjunction with the government offering generous means-tested maintenance grants and loans. Using …

-effort setting. For one year only, students received information that allowed them to know whether they were above (below) the class … information led to an increase of 5% in students’ grades. Moreover, the effect was significant for the whole distribution. However … within the school, we verify our results using national level exams (externally graded) for the same students, and the effect …

-effort setting. For one year only, students received information that allowed them to know whether they were above (below) the class … information led to an increase of 5% in students' grades. Moreover, the effect was significant for the whole distribution. However … within the school, we verify our results using national level exams (externally graded) for the same students, and the effect …