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Grades, Aspirations and Post-Secondary Education Outcomes
Christofides, Louis N. - 2012
We explore the forces that shape the development of aspirations and the achievement of grades during high school and the role that these aspirations, grades, and other variables play in educational outcomes such as going to university and graduating. We find that parental expectations and peer...
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When you say nothing at all : the predictive power of student effort on surveys
Hitt, Collin; Trivitt, Julie; Cheng, Albert - In: Economics of education review 52 (2016), pp. 105-119
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The effect of price shocks on undocumented students' college attainment and completion
Conger, Dylan; Turner, Lesley J. - In: Journal of public economics 148 (2017), pp. 92-114
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The effects of more informative grading on student outcomes
Collins, Matthew; Lundstedt, Jonas - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization 218 (2024), pp. 514-549
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Chapter 15 Drinking from the Fountain of Knowledge: Student Incentive to Study and Learn – Externalities, Information Problems and Peer Pressure
Bishop, John - In: Handbook of the economics of education : volume 2, (pp. 909-944). 2006
Students face four decision margins: (a) How many years to spend in school, (b) What to study, (c) How much effort to … schools operate and how they might be made more effective. In this new framework students have a dual role. They are both (a … behavior of students, teachers and administrators depends on the incentives facing them and the actions of the other actors in …
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The Effects of More Informative Grading on Student Outcomes
Collins, Matthew; Lundstedt, Jonas - 2023
More granular grading scales provide a more accurate assessment of achievement and thus provide students with more … effects of moving from a system with three passing grades to one with five passing grades. Students receiving more informative …. Affected students are also less likely to enrol in STEM courses at university. The evidence suggests discouragement as a likely …
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Educational choices in Germany : empirical essays in the economics of education
Storck, Johanna - 2013
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What you do in high school matters : high school GPA, educational attainment, and labor market earnings as a young adult
French, Michael T.; Homer, Jenny F.; Popovici, Ioana; … - In: Eastern economic journal 41 (2015) 3, pp. 370-386
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The impact of age within academic year on adult outcomes
Crawford, Claire; Dearden, Lorraine; Greaves, Ellen - 2013
Children born at the end of the academic year have lower educational attainment, on average, than those born at the start of the academic year. Previous research has shown that the difference is most pronounced early in pupils' school lives, but remains evident and statistically significant in...
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Attainment and gender equality in higher education : evidence from a large scale expansion
Caner, Asena; Demirel, Merve; Okten, Cagla - 2019
We examine the dramatic expansion in the Turkish higher education system during 2006-2008, which resulted in the establishment of 41 new public universities and a 60% increase in the number of available slots. Using the variation in the exposure intensity of expansion across cohorts and regions,...
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