Using survey data collected at Göttingen University, Germany, this paper evaluates the effect of attending the lecture and/or tutorial on the grade achieved in two basic courses in business administration and economics. The analysis shows that going to class has no significant impact on student...

What impact does a finance education have on the behaviors of individuals? Experiments of an investment game are conducted. In it, a wealth-creating investment decision is made. The recipient selects how much to return. This experiment is used to assess the willingness to make trusting and...

We study the role of non-cognitive skills in academic performance of students who are the first in their family to attend university. We collected survey data on an incoming student cohort from a leading Australian university and linked the survey with students' administrative entry and...