the relative rank in the local income distribution in our model. At the street-level, we find a negative association …

We propose a Bayesian factor analysis model to rank the health of localities. Mortality and morbidity variables … empirically contribute to the resulting rank, and population and spatial correlation are incorporated into a measure of …

's ordinal rank in elementary school? Using administrative data from all public school students in Texas, we show that students … with a higher third grade academic rank, conditional on ability and classroom effects, have higher subsequent test scores … later. Given these findings, the paper concludes by exploring the tradeoff between higher quality schools and higher rank. …

the individual?s own in-class rank. …

being employed as a worker of high rank. There is relatively little income inequality among workers of high rank as well as … attain middle rank including middle rank of professional and cadre (Kezhang). This aspect of the Chinese labor force has … and western China for 1995 and 2002. For 2002, persons of high rank make up 3 percent and persons of middle rank make up …

. The individual's rank in the income distribution is a stronger determinant of effort than others' average income …: those who received higher income offers or had higher income rank in the past exert lower levels of effort for a given … current income and rank. …

What makes workers happy? Here we argue that pure ?rank? matters. It is currently believed that wellbeing is determined … an analysis of a survey of 16,000 employees? wage satisfaction ratings. We find evidence of rank-dependence in workers …

learn and potentially improve their status (rank). We find that people express both intrinsic motivation and a taste for …

In this study, we examine the impact of a student's household socioeconomic status (SES) rank within a class on two … effect from the variation of a within-class SES rank of students assigned to different schools and classes, controlling the … incidences, students with a high SES rank within a class are more likely to be the victims of school bullying and to be absent …

This paper studies how a student's ordinal rank in a peer group affects performance and specialisation choices in … university. By exploiting data with repeated random assignment of students to teaching sections, we find that a higher rank … effects. First, earlier ranks are less important than later ranks. Second, responses to rank changes are asymmetric …