, we exploit a unique setting where students are randomly assigned to faculty advisors during their first year of college … four-year graduation rates. Additionally, higher advisor VA increases high-ability students' likelihood of enrolling and … graduating with a STEM degree. Our results indicate that allocating resources towards improving the quality of academic advising …

. This study estimates the effect of class size on academic performance of university students, distinguishing between STEM … of the effect along the dimensions of students' socio-economic status, ability, and gender, finding that in STEM … particular interest among policy makers for further growth in STEM subjects, which could lead to larger classes in these fields …

economics students. Time preferences are measured by stated preferences for an immediate payment over larger delayed payments …. Data on study efforts are derived from an electronic learning environment, which records the amount of time students are …. However, we find that impatient students obtain lower grades and fail final exams more often, suggesting that impatient …