introductory microeconomics between one semester in which students were randomly assigned into the formats and another semester … when students were allowed to choose their format. In each semester we offered the same course with the sections taught at … effect of format. Students in the compressed format of the randomized arm of the study scored -0.19 standard deviations less …

This study investigates how being exposed to a field of study influences students' major choices. We exploit a natural … experiment at a Swiss university where all first-year students face largely the same curriculum before they choose a major. An … important component of the first-year curriculum that varies between students involves a multi-term research paper in business …

themselves. We also find that PhD production is negatively related to the total number of students and the share of total BAs …

Economic and Social Problems,” that enrolled 400 students, achieved nearly a 50-50 gender balance, and was among the highest … selection – are taught differently. Then, drawing upon students’ comments and prior research on effective teaching practices, we … identify elements of the course’s approach that appear to underlie its success: connecting the material to students’ own …

Colleges rely on the ACT exam in their admission decisions to increase their ability to differentiate between students …

students from 1999 to 2006, we document and exploit variation by district over time in the math course-taking environment … encountered by students. Within an instrumental variables setup, we examine effects of the policy change on students grouped into … deciles defined by their 8th grade math test scores. First, we find that students took more math courses in high school …

indicate strong selectivity of test-takers in quot;ACT states,quot; where most college-bound students take the ACT, and much …

availability of data on all teachers and students in North Carolina over a ten-year period allows us to explore them in more detail … effects of changes in class size or to the socio-economics characteristics of students, as measured, for example, by the …

propose a game-theoretic model that matches these facts. The key feature of the model is that colleges want to admit students … who are enthusiastic about attending, and early admissions programs give students an opportunity to signal this enthusiasm …