We develop and estimate an equilibrium model of study time choices of students on a social network. We examine how … characteristics appears important in explaining variation across students in study time and achievement, and determines the aggregate …

college can be attributed to what students learn about their academic performance, with this type of learning playing a … smaller role later in college. Poorly performing students tend to leave because staying is not worthwhile, rather than because …

Taking advantage of unique longitudinal data, we provide the first characterization of what college students believe at … of why students hold the initial beliefs about majors that they do. The data collection and analysis are based directly … that students enter school quite optimistic about obtaining a science degree, but that relatively few students end up …