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 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 …

of the peer effect varies by field. Using data from a middle-sized public university located in Southern Italy and … exploiting the random assignment of first year students to college accommodation, we find evidence that peer effects are positive … and statistically significant for students enrolled in the fields of Engineering, Maths and Natural Sciences - which are …

Motivated by anecdotal as well as econometric evidence from Italy, we ask whether private schools can provide lower … offering at a positive price lower quality than the public school can be an equilibrium. The calibrated parameters for Italy …

We study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its side effects on the academic achievement of students in a large … confinement measures adopted and the availability of class recordings. We use administrative data on four cohorts of students … of students from different enrolment cohorts observed in the same semester of their academic career before and after the …

We introduce a concept of emotions that emerge when workers compare their own performance with a given standard or with … the performances of co-workers. Assuming heterogeneity among the workers the interplay of emotions and incentives is … identify certain conditions under which emotions lead to additional incentives and under which the employer benefits from …

puzzle. In this paper, we investigate the role of emotions as a possible explanation of tax compliance. Our laboratory … perspective of punishment after an audit, especially when the pictures of the evaders are publicly displayed, also raises emotions …

cooperators relieve negative emotions when they punish free riders. In response, the free-riders experience negative emotions when … the new standard or norm. For a given contribution level, individuals attain higher levels of satisfaction when …

migration there over the period 1971-2001. What we find is that the stock of foreign students is an important predictor of …