Experiential learning efforts in the 1950s mimicked the logistic operational gaming of World War II; the results were encouraging. Subsequently, funded research efforts over three decades focused on gaming phenomena. Computers permitted more elaborate games, creating the illusion that they might...

Eurozone members are supposedly constrained by the fiscal caps of the Stability and Growth Pact. Yet ever since the birth of the euro, members have postponed painful adjustment. Wishful thinking has played an important role in this failure. We find that governments’ forecasts are biased in the...

The aim of the present analysis is to deepen the study of the relationship between some of the fundamental characteristics of students at the time of enrollment at the university (gender, family socio-economic background, secondary education ...) and their success in university studies (grade...

В статье рассмотрены вопросы повышения уровня налоговых доходов, поступающих в бюджетную систему страны, на основе оптимизации контрольной деятельности...

A survey of 2800 teachers from 33 two- and four-year colleges shows markedly different perceptions of teaching goals and roles. The most significant differences occurred across fields of study. For example, whereas 55 percent of the science teachers said they were primarily concerned about...