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A big fish in a small pond : ability rank and human capital investment
Elsner, Benjamin; Isphording, Ingo Eduard - 2015
We study the impact of a student's ordinal rank in a high school cohort on educational attainment several years later … cohort composition. We find that a student's ordinal rank significantly affects educational outcomes later in life. If two … students with the same ability have a different rank in their respective cohort, the higher- ranked student is significantly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283117
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Motivation, resources and the organization of the school system
Albornoz, Facundo; Berlinski, Samuel G.; Cabrales, Antonio - 2016
This paper studies a model where student effort and talent interact with parental and teachers' investments, as well as with school system resources. The model is rich, yet sufficiently stylized to provide novel implications. It can show, for example, that an improvement in parental outside...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011521209
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Peer pressure and productivity : the role of observing and being observed
Georganas, Sotiris; Tonin, Mirco; Vlassopoulos, Michael - 2014
Peer effects arise in situations where workers observe each others' work activity. In this paper we disentangle the effect of observing a peer from that of being observed by a peer, by setting up a real effort experiment in which we manipulate the observability of performance. In particular, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229865
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Peer pressure and productivity : the role of observing and being observed
Georganas, Sotiris; Tonin, Mirco; Vlassopoulos, Michael - 2013
Peer effects arise in situations where workers observe each other's work activity. In this paper we disentangle the effect of observing a peer from that of being observed by a peer, by setting up a real effort experiment in which we manipulate the observability of performance. In particular, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009777770
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Learning hope and optimism : classmate experiences and adolescent development
Fletcher, Jason; Kim, Jinho - 2018
This paper explores individual and contextual factors related to the development of hopeful attitudes during adolescence using a nationally representative study. A key focus is on the experiences of maltreatment by adults, both for the adolescent and his/her classmates. While all types of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011865588
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Rational students and resit exams
Kooreman, Peter - 2012
Resit exams - extra opportunities to do an exam in the same academic year - are widely prevalent in European higher education, but uncommon in the US. I present a simple theoretical model to compare rational student behavior in the case of only one exam opportunity versus the case of two exam...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009620949
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Rational Students and Resit Exams
Kooreman, Peter - 2012
Resit exams – extra opportunities to do an exam in the same academic year – are widely prevalent in European higher education, but uncommon in the US. I present a simple theoretical model to compare rational student behavior in the case of only one exam opportunity versus the case of two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099740
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Integration as a catalyst for assimilation
Stark, Oded; Jakubek, Marcin - 2013
We draw a distinction between the social integration and economic assimilation of migrants, and study an interaction between the two. We define social integration as blending into the host countryś society, and economic assimilation as acquisition of human capital that is specific to the host...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009775564
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Occupational choice and self-employment : are they related?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael - 2013
Often, a person will become an entrepreneur only after a period of dependent employment, suggesting that occupational choices precede entrepreneurial choices. We investigate the relationship between occupational choice and self-employment. The findings suggest that the occupational choice of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009687728
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Occupational choice and self-employment : are they related?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael - 2013
Often, a person will become an entrepreneur only after a period of dependent employment, suggesting that occupational choices precede entrepreneurial choices. We investigate the relationship between occupational choice and self-employment. The findings suggest that the occupational choice of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009686464