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Better luck next time : learning through retaking

Frisancho Robles, Verónica; Krishna, Kala; Lychagin, Sergey - 2014

cumulative learning between the first and the nth attempt while controlling for selection into retaking in terms of observed and …

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Biasing selection contests with ex-ante identical agents

Kawamura, Kohei; Moreno de Barreda, Inés - In: Economics letters 123 (2014) 2, pp. 240-243

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A generalized panel data switching regression model

Malikov, Emir; Kumbhakar, Subal - In: Economics letters 124 (2014) 3, pp. 353-357

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An Analysis of the Selection of Arbitrators

Bloom, David E. - 2007

This paper analyses data on union and employer rankings of different panels of arbitrators in an actual arbitration system. A random utility model of bargainer preferences is developed and estimated. The estimates indicate that unions and employers have similar preferences, in favor of lawyers,...

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Improving the Quality of Choices in Health Insurance Markets

Abaluck, Jason - 2016

Insurance product choice is a central feature of health insurance markets in the United States, yet there is ongoing concern over whether consumers choose appropriately in such markets – and little evidence on solutions to any choice inconsistencies. This paper addresses these omissions from...

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Insurers' Response to Selection Risk : Evidence from Medicare Enrollment Reforms

Decarolis, Francesco - 2016

Evidence on insurers' behavior in environments with both risk selection and market power is largely missing. We fill … changes in selection. Our strategy exploits a 2012 reform allowing Medicare enrollees to switch to 5-star contracts at anytime …. This policy increased enrollment into 5-star contracts, but without risk selection worsening. Our findings show that this …

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Can Universal Screening Increase the Representation of Low Income and Minority Students in Gifted Education?

Card, David - 2015

Low income and minority students are under-represented in gifted education programs. One explanation for this pattern is that the usual process for identifying gifted students, through parent and teacher referrals, systematically misses many potentially qualified disadvantaged students. We use...

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Affirmative Action and Stereotypes in Higher Education Admissions

Krishnamurthy, Prasad - 2014

We analyze how admission policies affect stereotypes against students from disadvantaged groups. Many critics of affirmative action argue that lower admission standards cause such stereotypes and suggest group-blind admissions as a remedy. We show that when stereotypes result from social...

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Gender, selection into employment, and the wage impact of immigration

Borjas, George J.; Edo, Anthony - 2021

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Selecting the Best? Spillover and Shadows in Elimination Tournaments

Brown, Jennifer - 2015

We consider how past, current, and future competition within an elimination tournament affect the probability that the stronger player wins. We present a two-stage model that yields the following main results: (1) a shadow effect--the stronger the expected future competitor, the lower the...

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