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We repeatedly elicit beliefs about the returns to study effort, in a large university course. A behavioral model of quasi-hyperbolic discounting and malleable beliefs predicts that the dynamics of beliefs mirrors the importance of exerting self-control, such that believed returns increase as the...
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We analyze whether teachers discriminate against ethnic minority students in terms of grading. Using comprehensive data … on students in German primary and secondary schools, we compare students’ scores in standardized, anonymously graded …, minority students receive lower grades than majority students in both German and Math. However, these differences are not due …
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This paper presents an overview of international mobility programmes for students at Ovidius University of Constanta …, Romania. International exchanges are an increasingly sought-after tool by higher education institutions in order to implement … should adopt the best policies to further support this trend by promoting mobilities and stimulating students to access them …
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There is growing interest among economists in public opinion towards immigration, something that is often seen as the … of public opinion move differently over time and in response to different macro-level variables. The results suggest that … both dimensions need to be taken into account when assessing the overall climate of public opinion towards immigration …
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This paper explores whether the experience of a severe recession during early adulthood shapes individuals' prosocial attitudes. The analysis uses survey responses to experimentally validated questions that measure prosocial attitudes for approximately 65,000 respondents in 75 countries. The...
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