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its size. This paper presents a natural experiment where the increase in the size of the elite track was followed by a … significant improvement in average educational outcomes. This experiment provides a rare opportunity to isolate the overall effect …
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This study examines the gendered effects of early and sustained exposure to high-performing peers on female educational trajectories. Exploiting random allocation to classrooms within middle schools, we measure the effect of male and female high performers on girls' high school placement...
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This paper designs and implements a field experiment that provides students from less advantaged backgrounds with …
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; Experiment ; Gale-Shapley ; Top Trading Cycles ; Boston Mechanism ; Efficiency ; Stability ; Truncation ; Truthtelling ; Safety …
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This article relies on a large-scale field experiment in Mexico to measure the effects of two ability-grouping models …
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Seguro Popular (SP) was introduced in 2002 to provide health insurance to the 50 million Mexicans without Social Security. This paper tests whether the program has had unintended consequences, distorting workers’ incentives to operate in the informal sector. The analysis examines the impact of...
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