students from 70 different institutions across the country, the authors develop fi ve Probit models to assess impacts related … random phenomenon in Brazil. Research limitations/implications - Findings pose challenges for student entrepreneurship, as …

Can students' rank in the ability distribution of their class impact their academic achievement? We aim to answer this … question using a discontinuity generated by a rule for the distribution of students between classes at a prestigious Brazilian … the best students in the university entrance exam to the group that starts in the first semester, and the other 50 per …