experiment. Is the centralized or decentralized procedure better suited to match prospective students to universities? The … analysis uses administrative data on all students within Germany and complements the prominent theoretical literature on …

, and a natural experiment conducted on, students from the United States Naval Academy (USNA). We develop a conceptual … rich set of covariates and the random assignment of students to peer groups. We find that students can be influenced by …

We empirically examine whether there is discernable variation in the matriculation patterns of low-income students at …, low-income students with need-based aid. While enrollment responses cannot be attributed to these programs, we do find …-distant students. These findings imply that improved access may actually displace some needy students in favor of others. …

of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students. I find that the change … students. Results show that both fall-to-fall freshmen retention and six-year college graduation of second-decile minority … students decreased, respectively, by 2.4 and 3.3 percentage points. The effect of the change in admissions policy was slightly …

on effort, there is little empirical evidence onhow students respond to incentives other than grades and monetary rewards …-in-differences approach to show how program and course policies affect theeffort and performance of students. Our findings indicate that … students perform worse(i) if their effort is rewarded belatedly, (ii) if their effort has little impact on their finalgrade, or …

of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students. I find that the change … students. Results show that both fall-to-fall freshmen retention and six-year college graduation of seconddecile minority … students decreased, respectively, by 2.4 and 3.3 percentage points. The effect of the change in admissions policy was slightly …