randomized control design to test whether informing students that we can detect plagiarism reduces cheating. We further test … whether informing students they have been caught cheating reduces subsequent cheating. We find informing students about our … capability to detect plagiarism has little effect on cheating. Notifying students that they have been caught cheating and are on …

We analyze data from two universities that allowed students to conceal grades from their transcripts during the Covid … with real employers and a survey of impacted students. Our findings highlight how information-optional policies can create …