leading UK university, we present evidence on the effects of class size on students' test scores. We observe the same student …-linear class size effects controlling for unobserved heterogeneity of both individual students and faculty. We find that (i) at the … and largest ranges of class sizes and zero over a wide range of intermediate class sizes; (iii) students at the top of the …

We empirically examine whether there is discernable variation in the matriculation patterns of low-income students at …, low-income students with need-based aid. While enrollment responses cannot be attributed to these programs, we do find …-distant students. These findings imply that improved access may actually displace some needy students in favor of others. …

of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students. I find that the change … students. Results show that both fall-to-fall freshmen retention and six-year college graduation of second-decile minority … students decreased, respectively, by 2.4 and 3.3 percentage points. The effect of the change in admissions policy was slightly …

We study how class size and composition affect the academic and labor market performances of college students, two … crucial policy questions given the secular increase in college enrollment. We rely on the random assignment of students to … deviation deterioration of the average grade. Further, the effect is heterogenous as female and higher income students seem …

and Krueger (2002) that examined the relationship between the college that students attended in 1976 and the earnings they … estimate the return to various measures of college selectivity for a more recent cohort of students: those who entered college … in 1989. We also estimate the return to college selectivity for the 1976 cohort of students, but over a longer time …

students with the same ability have a different rank in their respective cohort, the higher-ranked student is significantly …-ranked students under-invest in their human capital even if they have a high ability compared to most students of the same age …. Exploring potential channels, we find that students with a higher rank have higher expectations about their future career, a …

application rates, particularly for Hispanic students, are not explained by differential levels of college readiness, high school … students and campuses where same race students from their high school have been successful in the past. …

labor market trajectories. Using an experiment to derive students' levels of overconfidence, and preferences for …

exams that the nine Finnish universities providing education in economics and business use to choose their students. These …