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Making the (Letter) Grade : The Incentive Effects of Mandatory Pass/Fail Courses

Butcher, Kristin F.; McEwan, Patrick J.; Weerapana, Akila - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

In Fall 2014, Wellesley College began mandating pass/fail grading for courses taken by first-year, first-semester students, although instructors continued to record letter grades. We identify the causal effect of the policy on course choice and performance, using a...

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A Note on the Global Distribution of Authorship in Economics Journals

Greenspon, Jacob; Rodrik, Dani - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

economics journals, disaggregating by country/region, quality of journal, and fields of specialization. We document striking … economy. Developing country representation has risen fastest at journals rated 100th or lower, while it has barely increased … in journals rated 25th or higher. Fields such as international or development where global diversification may have been …

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The Life Cycle of Scholars and Papers in Economics -- the "Citation Death Tax"

Aizenman, Joshua - 2008

economists on the patterns of their citations. We rely on a sample of 428 papers written by 16 well known economists who died …

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An Empirical Analysis of the Interconnection Queue

Johnston, Sarah; Liu, Yifei; Yang, Chenyu - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Generators applying to connect to the U.S. power grid go through an interconnection queue. Most wind and solar generators that begin the process do not complete it. Using new data, we find that a long queue increases the average waiting time, and high interconnection costs are a key factor in a...

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Innovation Adoption by Committee : Evaluating Decision-Making in the FDA

Canen, Nathan J.; Iaryczower, Matiás - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

The FDA is responsible for the approval of new drugs, biological products and medical devices in the United States. As part of the approval process, the FDA relies on advisory committees, which provide independent advice from outside experts. We combine a structural approach with newly collected...

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Addressing Non-Financial Barriers to College Access and Success : Evidence and Policy Implications

Dynarski, Susan M.; Nurshatayeva, Aizat; Page, Lindsay C.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Non-financial barriers to college are an important possible explanation for socioeconomic, racial, gender, and other gaps in college access and success. A sizeable economic literature documents policy efforts to understand and address these barriers. We review this literature on non-financial...

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Grads on the Go : Measuring College-Specific Labor Markets for Graduates

Conzelmann, Johnathan G.; Hemelt, Steven W.; Hershbein, Brad - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

This paper introduces a new measure of the labor markets served by colleges and universities across the United States. About 50 percent of recent college graduates are living and working in the metro area nearest the institution they attended, with this figure climbing to 67 percent in-state....

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Integrating Minorities in the Classroom : The Role of Students, Parents, and Teachers

Gendre, Alexandra de; Karbownik, Krzysztof; Salamanca, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

We develop a multi-agent model of the education production function where investments of students, parents, and teachers are linked to the presence of minorities in the classroom. We then test the key implications of this model using rich survey data and a mandate to randomly assign students to...

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Economic Budgeting for Endowment-Dependent Universities

Campbell, John Y.; Stein, Jeremy C.; Wu, Alex A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

To understand their financial position, universities need to understand the long-term implications of their operating revenues and costs in relation to the financial assets they have available. Standard budgeting procedures that focus on one or two years at a time and use generally accepted...

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Varying Impacts of Letters of Recommendation on College Admissions

Ben-Michael, Eli; Feller, Avi; Rothstein, Jesse - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

In a pilot program during the 2016-17 admissions cycle, the University of California, Berkeley invited many applicants for freshman admission to submit letters of recommendation. This proved controversial within the university, with concerns that this change would further disadvantage applicants...

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