This study examines a channel, students’ nuisance, to explain grade inflation. "Students’ nuisance" is defined by "students’ pestering the professors for better grades." This paper contains two parts: the game theoretic model and the empirical tests. The model shows that the potential...

Using a simple theoretical model, this paper demonstrates that an individual's behavior is greatly influenced by her hedonic and utilitarian values of a task. While hedonic value is the intrinsic benefit one receives from performing a task (e.g., having fun playing the game), utilitarian value...

This study examines a channel, students' nuisance, to explain grade inflation. "Students' nuisance" is defined by "students' pestering the professors for better grades." This paper contains two parts: the game theoretic model and the empirical tests. The model shows that the potential threat of...