This paper analyzes grading competition between instructors of elective courses when students shop for high course …) intensifies the competition: in particular, both top and mean realized scores increase. To tame incentives to provide excessively …. First, the school caps top scores directly. Then, grading competition divides students into a concentrated group of …

This paper analyzes grading competition between instructors of elective courses when students shop for high course …) intensifies the competition: in particular, both top and mean realized scores increase. To tame incentives to provide excessively …. First, the school caps top scores directly. Then, grading competition divides students into a concentrated group of …

(aged 13–17), and 299 undergraduate college students. We measure competitiveness via the likelihood of (i) winning an …, equivalent to approximately $451. This gap persists for college students, albeit with a somewhat smaller magnitude of $297 …. Finally, male teenagers and college students wager substantially less when competing against females. In turn, the gender of …

(aged 13-17), and 299 undergraduate college students. We measure competitiveness via the likelihood of (i) winning an …, equivalent to approximately $451. This gap persists for college students, albeit with a somewhat smaller magnitude of $297 …. Finally, male teenagers and college students wager substantially less when competing against females. In turn, the gender of …

In judging pedagogical issues, most law professors favor their own experiences as students:the best way to teach is the … the grading game playing a central role in my education. My undergraduate education was at a small, public … critically, no grades. I loved my education. It stays with me today. I attribute that retention and enthusiasm to the learning …

students, this paper presents a simple model showing that free riding incentives lead to an insufficient degree of cooperation …Building upon some education studies finding that cooperative behaviour in class yields better achievements among … competitive behaviour is negatively evaluated by schoolmates, especially when the class is more homogeneous in terms of students …

analysis of investment incentives is still missing. Existing models, as the peak-load-pricing approach, analyze welfare optimal … fluctuating (and possibly uncertain) demand. We study how the degree of spot market competition affects investment incentives and … prices strictly decrease investment incentives of strategic firms. The reduction of investment incentives can be so intense …