We use rich microeconomic data on performance and choices of students at college entry to study the interaction between … which preferences and expectations of students are identified from data on choices and multiple exam grades. Counterfactuals … timing of choices and exams are shown to increase welfare. Redistribution among students or schools is sizeable in all …

sample of Italian undergraduates, we measure procrastination with the actual behaviour of students, considering the delay in … finalizing their university enrolment procedure. We firstly show that procrastination is a strong predictor of students … background characteristics and indicators of students' motivation. Secondly, we investigate, using a Regression Discontinuity …

This paper analyzes optimal grading in a world that focuses on top grades. Students choose an effort level, their … coarseness of the grading scale to maximize student welfare. When choosing their effort, students overweight outstanding - or …

, mostly through a steady reduction in the number of openings for new students. Individuals that reached college age shortly …

control and fiscal conservatism led to a large reduction in the number of openings for new students across all universities …