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We investigate the effect of both research and consulting on higher education teaching quality at the individual level. We propose a theor etical model in which academics allocate limited time between three activities, over a two period horizon, under the assumption of positive spillovers from...
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approximation, we also simulate the marginal fiscal recovery rate for one country (Belgium) on the basis of a more detailed model …
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testing a model of its demand. The contract commits students to attend peer tutoring if their midterm grade falls below a … studying tested in the literature. We find demand for the contract, with take-up of 10% among students randomly assigned a … contract offer. Contract demand is not higher among students randomly assigned to a lower contract price, plausibly because a …
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testing a model of its demand. The contract commits students to attend peer tutoring if their midterm grade falls below a … studying tested in the literature. We find demand for the contract, with take-up of 10% among students randomly assigned a … contract offer. Contract demand is not higher among students randomly assigned to a lower contract price, plausibly because a …
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This study examines the labor-market returns of skill signals. We identify the labor-market effect of grade point averages (GPA) by leveraging a nationwide change in the scaling of grades in Danish universities. Results show that a reform-induced increase in GPA that is unrelated to ability...
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This paper explores students' expectations about the returns to completing higher education and provides first evidence on \textit{perceived} signaling and human capital effects. We elicit counterfactual labor market expectations for the hypothetical scenarios of leaving university with or...
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This paper explores students' expectations about the returns to completing higher education and provides first evidence on perceived signaling and human capital effects. We elicit counterfactual labor market expectations for the hypothetical scenarios of leaving university with or without a...
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