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The genius is a male: stereotypes and same-sex bias in exam grading in economics at Stockholm University
Jansson, Joakim; Tyrefors, Björn - 2020
We use the random allocation of graders to different exam questions at Stockholm University to evaluate the existence …
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Gender grading bias at Stockholm University : quasi-experimental evidence from an anonymous grading reform
Jansson, Joakim; Tyrefors, Björn - 2018 - This version: August 21, 2018
could consistently explain the evidence from both the university and secondary education level. However, we find that in …In this paper, we first present novel evidence of grading bias against women at the university level. This is in … contrast to previous results at the secondary education level. Contrary to the gender composition at lower levels of education …
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Do high school peers have persistent effects on college attainment and other life outcomes?
Bifulco, Robert; Flechter, Jason M.; Oh, Sun Jung; … - In: Labour economics : official journal of the European … 29 (2014), pp. 83-90
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University choice : which attributes matter when you are paying the full price?
Walsh, Caroline; Moorhouse, Jan; Dunnett, Andrew; … - In: International journal of consumer studies 39 (2015) 6, pp. 670-681
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A major in science? : initial beliefs and final outcomes for college major and dropout
Stinebrickner, Ralph; Stinebrickner, Todd R. - 2013
Taking advantage of unique longitudinal data, we provide the first characterization of what college students believe at the time of entrance about their final major, relate these beliefs to actual major outcomes, and, provide an understanding of why students hold the initial beliefs about majors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009765599
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A major in science? : initial beliefs and final outcomes for college major and dropout
Stinebrickner, Ralph; Stinebrickner, Todd R. - In: The review of economic studies 81 (2014) 1, pp. 426-472
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The return to college : selection bias and dropout risk
Hendricks, Lutz; Leukhina, Oksana - 2014
This paper estimates the effect of graduating from college on lifetime earnings. Motivated by the fact that nearly half of all college students fail to earn a bachelor's degree, we study a model of risky college completion. The central idea is that students drop out of college mainly because...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010338707
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College choice and the selection of mechanisms : a structural empirical analysis
Carvalho Júnior, José Raimundo de Araújo; Magnac, Thierry - 2016
We use rich microeconomic data on performance and choices of students at college entry to study the interaction between the revelation of college preferences through exams and the selection of allocation mechanisms. We propose a method in which preferences and expectations of students are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011435868
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The returns to education at community colleges : new evidence from the education longitudinal survey
Marcotte, Dave E. - 2016
Community colleges have long been recognized for their potential in providing access to post-secondary education for … years ago. In the meantime, the market for higher education has changed drastically, and the Great Recession and economy of … the evidence on the employment and earnings effects of community college education. I study the experiences of the …
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