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Higher education policymakers are concerned about the success of first-generation college students. In this study, we … investigate one potential factor that may influence outcomes: first-generation students' peers. To mitigate common biases that may … impacts first-semester English grades for first-generation students. Our findings for math are inconclusive, with at best …
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This article explores the impact of procedural information on the behavior of applicants under two of the most commonly used school admissions procedures: the Gale-Shapley mechanism and the Boston mechanism. In a lab experiment, I compare the impact of information about the mechanism,...
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When applying to schools, students often submit applications to distinct school systems that operate independently …
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In a college admission mechanism, students are often matched with colleges by using a noisy signal of their true … matching students with higher ability to better colleges. To achieve ex-ante fairness, we consider constraining student choice … unfair matching is also increased, resulting in a riskier matching outcome. Learning the game or providing students with …
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Texas engaged in a large-scale policy experiment when it instituted the Top 10% Plan. This policy guarantees automatic admission to their state university of choice for all high school seniors who graduate in the top decile of their high school class. We find evidence that households reacted...
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As global migration flows increase, so do the number of migrant students in host country schools. Yet migrants …
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Texas engaged in a large-scale policy experiment when it instituted the Top 10% Plan. This policy guarantees automatic admission to their state university of choice for all high school seniors who graduate in the top decile of their high school class. We find evidence that households reacted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003983726
This paper presents a new approach for measuring the effects of competition on school performance. We use an equilibrium sorting model to generate an intuitive measure of the competition each school faces, captured by the slope of the school’s demand curve. We then show that this competition...
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This paper studies the effect of income tax progressivity on the disproportionate usage of publicly funded higher education. We develop a rational choice model showing that more progressive tax systems increase poorer households' net fiscal benefit, making their children more likely to attend...
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