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working on projects together) are strongly related to various dimensions of social capital, from beliefs in cooperation to … cooperation and students' involvement in civic life. A two-stage least square strategy provides evidence that teaching practices …
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from over 40 countries: individual exposure to war violence tends to increase social cooperation at the local level … societies, it appears to leave a positive legacy in terms of local cooperation and civic engagement. We discuss, synthesize and …
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Why do so many students mismatch when choosing a college? A plausible hypothesis is a lack of information about the likelihood of admission. This study contributes to the literature on mismatch by testing whether public university automatic admissions policies mitigate academic undermatch and...
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We investigate the returns to college attendance in Canada in terms of health and mortality reduction. To do so, we …
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induces some students to drop out of school. The GED program is unique to the United States and Canada, but provides policy …
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This paper analyzes the long-term effects of graduating in a recession on earnings, job mobility, and employer characteristics for a large sample of Canadian college graduates using matched university-employer-employee data from 1982 to 1999. The results are used to assess the role of job...
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In 2000, Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise was published. This report, cosponsored by The World Bank and UNESCO, came at a time of transition in higher education worldwide and helped shape higher education policy and thinking in several developing countries. This...
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We use skin conductance responses and self-reports of hedonic valence to study the emotional basis of cooperation and …. The application of sanctions activates a "virtuous emotional circle" that accompanies cooperation. Emotionally aroused … punished, and increase their subsequent level of cooperation. The outcome is an increased level of contribution that becomes …
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interpreted as evidence for the passing of cultural traits across generations and for cooperation being sustained by values rather …
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We investigate how group boundaries, and the economic environment surrounding groups, affect altruistic cooperation and … harm those who defect, encouraging a norm of cooperation towards the group. Adding competition between groups causes even … stronger in-group cooperation, but also a qualitative change in punishment: punishment becomes antisocial, harming cooperative …
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