labor market trajectories. Using an experiment to derive students' levels of overconfidence, and preferences for …

that relative grading, by creating a rank-order tournament in the classroom, provides stronger incentives for male students … than absolute grading. In the full sample, we find weak support for our hypothesis. Among the more motivated students we … find evidence that men indeed score significantly higher on the test when graded on a curve. Female students, irrespective …

This paper evaluates the effects of a high school curriculum reform on students' probability to enroll at university … requirements. Based on administrative data covering all students, the empirical analysis is carried out by applying a difference …

exams that the nine Finnish universities providing education in economics and business use to choose their students. These …

We empirically examine whether there is discernable variation in the matriculation patterns of low-income students at …, low-income students with need-based aid. While enrollment responses cannot be attributed to these programs, we do find …-distant students. These findings imply that "improved" access may actually displace some needy students in favor of others. …

university. The results also show that distance does not influence study choices among students from the highest socioeconomic …