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Online ratings play an important role in many markets. However, how fast they can reveal seller types remains unclear …
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Demand for personalized online tutoring in higher education is growing but there is little research on its … effectiveness. We conducted an RCT offering remote peer tutoring in micro- and macroeconomics at a German university teaching online … due to the Covid-pandemic. Treated students met in small groups, in alternating weeks with and without a more senior …
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students in Michigan for the main analyses, and complement this with analyses from a state-year panel. The study employs … that ACT science scores improved by 0.2 points (or roughly 0.04 standard deviations) as a result of the MMC. Students who … impact on high school graduation for students who entered high school with the weakest academic preparation, but other …
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and scholars that the declines in state support have reduced the return to education investment for public sector students … four-year students, and we analyze individuals into their mid-30s. For four-year students, we find that state appropriation … adverse debt outcomes, and these students experience substantial increases in their credit score and in the affluence of the …
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This paper investigates the determinants of academic achievements of post-reform undergraduate students of Ca’ Foscari … University of Venice. Academic achievements are measured with the students’ grade point averages and time to graduation. The set … of independent variables contains information on students’ personal characteristics, prior academic achievements, family …
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significantly influenced by the timing of their experiences. Using administrative data, we study whether the order in which students … Academy in which students are randomly assigned to certain courses either during or after the semester in which they are … required to select their college major. We find that when students are assigned to a course in the same semester as they select …
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Family and social networks are widely believed to influence important life decisions but identifying their causal effects is notoriously difficult. Using admissions thresholds that directly affect older but not younger siblings' college options, we present evidence from the United States,...
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on workers’ switching behaviors in online labor markets. Online platforms using reputation mechanisms typically prevent … users vulnerable to platform exploitation. With a theoretical model, in which workers in online labor markets are locked …-in by their reputational data, we test the effects using an online lab-in-the-field decision experiment. In addition to …
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Online ratings play an important role in many markets. We study the often disputed information content of these ratings …
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We conduct an experiment where subjects read online news articles and are shown ads for brands next to those articles …
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