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Class Size Effects in Higher Education: Differences across STEM and Non-STEM Fields
Kara, Elif; Tonin, Mirco; Vlassopoulos, Michael - 2020
particular interest among policy makers for further growth in STEM subjects, which could lead to larger classes in these fields …. This study estimates the effect of class size on academic performance of university students, distinguishing between STEM … and non-STEM fields. Using administrative data from a large UK higher education institution, we consider a sample of 25 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012207900
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Foreign Peer Effects and STEM Major Choice
Anelli, Massimo; Shih, Kevin; Williams, Kevin - 2017
Since the 1980s the United States has faced growing disinterest and high attrition from STEM majors. Over the same …-born peers affect the likelihood American college students graduate with a STEM major. Using administrative student records from … peers reduces the likelihood native-born students graduate with STEM majors by 3 percentage points–equivalent to 3.7 native …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011657187
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Why Academic Quality in Higher Education Declines
Meier, Volker; Schiopu, Ioana Cosmina - 2015
We investigate the choice of quality, or academic content, in higher education in a two-sector model. Individuals are differentiated according to their cost of acquiring human capital. A higher academic quality increases productivity upon training, but is also associated with higher cost of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011388155
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Class Size Effects in Higher Education : Differences Across Stem and Non-Stem Fields
Kara, Elif - 2020
particular interest among policy makers for further growth in STEM subjects, which could lead to larger classes in these fields …. This study estimates the effect of class size on academic performance of university students, distinguishing between STEM … and non-STEM fields. Using administrative data from a large UK higher education institution, we consider a sample of 25 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012840212
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Education Expansion, College Choice and Labour Market Success
Braccioli, Federica; Ghinetti, Paolo; Moriconi, Simone; … - 2023
We study the choice of acquiring STEM and non-STEM college education using variation induced by the proximity to … all Italian universities and faculties. We find that most compliers are women at the margin of choosing STEM education … versus not going to college. We simulate the effects of expanding the supply of STEM education and discover that, in addition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014469713
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Testing Means-Tested Aid
Murphy, Richard; Wyness, Gill - 2016
Inequalities do not end once students enter higher education. Yet, the majority of papers on the effectiveness of education aid examine its impact on college enrolment. In this paper, we provide evidence on the causal impact of means-tested financial aid on the outcomes of students who have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011555547
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Keeping It in the Family: Student to Degree Match
Murphy, Richard; Silva, Pedro Luís - 2024
This paper examines systematic inequalities in the match between students and the university degree they apply to, and enroll in. Using linked administrative data on the population of Portuguese applicants we create a transparent and continuous measure of student-to-degree match employing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014534349
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College Curriculum, Diverging Selectivity, and Enrollment Expansion
Kaganovich, Michael; Su, Xuejuan - 2016
We analyze the impact of expansion of higher education on student outcomes in the context of competition among colleges which differentiate themselves horizontally by setting curricular standards. When public or economic pressures compel less selective colleges to lower their curricular demands,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011555564
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How to Measure Research Efficiency in Higher Education? Research Grants vs. Publication Output
Gralka, Sabine; Wohlrabe, Klaus; Bornmann, Lutz - 2018
An ongoing debate in the literature on efficiency of higher education institutions concerns the indicator for research output in the empirical analysis. While several studies chose to use the number of publications, others rely on the overall amount of research grants. The present study...
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The Role of Colleges within the Higher Education Sector
Eckwert, Bernhard; Zilcha, Itzhak - 2018
Over the past decades the college sectors in the higher education systems of many Western countries have expanded their capacities massively. This happened even though colleges have been at a competitive disadvantage with universities which are publicly subsidized, while colleges must...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011887395