We study a unique grading policy at a large US public university allowing students to mask their letter grades into a … "Pass", after having observed their original grade. Using administrative transcript records, we find that female students … are substantially less likely to mask their grades than male students, even after accounting for differences in grades …

We analyze data from two universities that allowed students to conceal grades from their transcripts during the Covid … with real employers and a survey of impacted students. Our findings highlight how information-optional policies can create …

Balancing the demands of work and schooling is a challenging task for an increasing number of students who have to pay … working and educational formats is high among the students in our sample, who view online education as an important vehicle … for increasing expected future income. Overall, this study underscores that combining flexible working and learning …

We survey undergraduate students at a large public university to understand the pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors …% chance they will pursue teaching, almost 27% report a nonzero chance of working as a teacher in the future. Students … teaching job). We run a randomized information experiment where we provide students with information on the pecuniary and non …