-referenced) and the relative (i.e., norm-referenced) grading schemes in a large-scale field experiment at a university. We hypothesize … that relative grading, by creating a rank-order tournament in the classroom, provides stronger incentives for male students … than absolute grading. In the full sample, we find weak support for our hypothesis. Among the more motivated students we …

-referenced) and the relative (i.e., norm-referenced) grading schemes in a large-scale field experiment at a university. We hypothesize … that relative grading, by creating a rank-order tournament in the classroom, provides stronger incentives for male students … than absolute grading. In the full sample, we find weak support for our hypothesis. Among the more motivated students we …

The paper studies competition for the market in a setting where incumbents (and, to a lesser extent, neighboring …

This paper investigates the effect of grouping students by prior achievement into different classes (or schools) in … settings where students are competing for admission to programs offering only a limited number of places. We first develop a … model that identifies the conditions under which the practice of tracking students by prior achievement increases …

exams that the nine Finnish universities providing education in economics and business use to choose their students. These …