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The causal impact of socio-emotional skills training on educational success
Sorrenti, Giuseppe; Zölitz, Ulf; Ribeaud, Denis; … - 2020
We study the long-term effects of a randomized intervention targeting children's socio-emotional skills. The classroom-based intervention for primary school children has positive impacts that persist for over a decade. Treated children become more likely to complete academic high school and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012175897
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The effect of higher-achieving peers on major choices and labor market outcomes
Feld, Jan; Zölitz, Ulf - 2021
This paper investigates how exposure to higher-achieving male and female peers in university affects students’ major choices and labor market outcomes. For identification of causal effects, we exploit the random assignment of students to university sections in first-year compulsory courses. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012520209
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Same-sex teacher effects
Gendre, Alexandra de; Feld, Jan; Salamanca, Nicolás; … - 2024 - Revised version, May 2024
The idea that students benefit from same-sex teachers has motivated policies around the world aimed at reducing gender …. In primary education, effects vary substantially by country and outcome. In secondary education, same-sex teacher effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014531321
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Same-sex role model effects in education
Gendre, Alexandra de; Feld, Jan; Salamanca, Nicolás; … - 2023
find substantial cross-country variation for job preferences, with larger effects in countries with larger gender gaps …. These results are consistent with role models inspiring students to overcome gender stereotypes and pursue a STEM career …. However, in countries with negligible gender gaps, role models do not seem to have this equalizing function. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014288998
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The impact of peer personality on academic achievement
Golsteyn, Bart H. H.; Non, Jan Adrianus; Zölitz, Ulf - 2017
This paper provides evidence of a novel facet of peer effects by showing how peer personality affects educational achievement. We exploit random assignment of students to university sections and find that students perform better in the presence of more persistent peers and more risk-averse...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011752330
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Are professors worth it? : the value-added and costs of tutorial instructors
Feld, Jan; Salamanca, Nicolás; Zölitz, Ulf - 2018
A substantial share of university instruction happens in tutorial sessions - small group instruction given parallel to lectures. In this paper, we study whether instructors with a higher academic rank teach tutorials more effectively in a setting where students are randomly assigned to tutorial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011880526
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Math matters : education choices and wage inequality
Rendall, Andrew; Rendall, Michelle - 2014
education outcomes, where wages are driven by individuals’ ex ante abilities and acquired math skills. A large portion of within …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010360293
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Analyzing educational achievement differences between second-generation immigrants : comparing Germany and German-speaking Switzerland
Kunz, Johannes - 2014
In this study, I provide evidence that the educational achievement of second-generation immigrants in German-speaking Switzerland is greater than in Germany. The impact of the first-generation immigrants' destination decision on their offspring's educational achievement seems to be much more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010410418