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Improving the Quality versus Increasing the Quantity of Schooling.

Behrman, J.R.; Ross, D.; Sabot, R.; Tropp, M. - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 1995

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Economic Stratification and Hierarchy Among U.S. Colleges and Universities.

Winston, G.C. - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 2000

Colleges and universities in the US differ markedly in their access to economic resources, hence in what they can do for their students. National (IPEDS) data are used here to describe the resulting hierarchy that's reflected in schools' spending on their students, the prices those students pay,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005292760

Social Comparison and Peer Effects at an Elite College.

Goethals, G.R. - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 2000

A study was conducted to see whether peer effects could be observed among undergraduates at Williams College, an elite four-year liberal arts school. Specifically, the study explored whether students in the bottom third of their class, with average SAT's of about 1300, would perform better in...

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Skills, Innovations and Values: Future Needs for Postsecondary Education.

McPherson, Michael S.; Schapiro, Morton Owen - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 1995

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Measuring the Effect of Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities on Future Wages of Black Students.

Constantine, J.M. - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 1994

This paper estimates the effect of attending historically black college and universities (HBCUs) on future wages of black students.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481889

Peer Influence Among College Students: the Perils and the Potentials.

Goethals, G. - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 1999

Students' intellectual, social and personal development is highly influenced by peers during the college years. These changes can be understood in terms of social comparison theory, which outlines the consequences for group dynamics of people's need to evaluate their opinions and abilities....

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Peer Effects in Academic Outcomes: Evidence From a Natural Experiment

Zimmerman, David J. - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 1999

In this paper I use data from Williams College to implement a quasi-experimental empirical strategy aimed at measuring peer effects in academic outcomes. In particular, I use data on individual student's grades, SAT scores, and the SAT scores of their roommates. I argue that first year roommates...

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So You Want to Earn a PH.D. in Economics: How Long do you Think it Will Take?

Siegfried, J.J.; Stock, W.A. - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 2000

The elapsed time taken to earn a Ph.D. in economics is analyzed with data from 620 (of about 950) 1996-97 Ph.D.s. The median is 5.3 years. A duration model indicates that those students at several of the most highly regarded programs, those supported by no-work fellowships, and those holding a...

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The Positional Arms Race in Higher Education.

Winston, G.C. - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 2000

The market for undergraduate education has many similarities to an arms race. A school's position - relative to other …'s been typical of higher education that costs rise to reposition, but prices don't fall. …

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Where is Aggressive Price Competition Taking Higher Education?

Winston, G.C.; Zimmerman, D.J. - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 2000

It is increasingly clear that price competition is escalating in the market for higher education. We attempt to … understand how price competition would work in higher education and explore the likely long run equilibrium structure of prices … graduate education. Our analysis suggests that negative prices are likely to prevail at the wealthiest colleges and …

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