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Estimated costs of contact in college and high school male sports

Fair, Ray C.; Champa, Christopher - 2017 - Revised October 2017

Injury rates in twelve U.S. men’s college sports and five U.S. boys' high school sports are examined in this paper. The … sports are categorized as "contact" or "non-contact," and differences in injury rates between the two are examined. Injury … rates in the contact sports are considerably higher than those in the non-contact sports and they are on average more severe …

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Can you leave high school behind?

Black, Sandra E.; Lincove, Jane Arnold; Cullinane, Jenna; … - 2014

In recent years, many states, including California, Texas, and Oregon, have changed admissions policies to increase access to public universities for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. A key concern, however, is how these students will perform. This paper examines the relationship...

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Exercise improves academic performance

Cappelen, Alexander W.; Charness, Gary; Ekström, Mathias; … - 2017

We report the results of a randomized controlled trial testing whether incentivizing physical exercise improves the academic performance of college students. As expected, the intervention increases physical activity. The main result is that it generates a strong and significant improvement in...

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Can You Leave High School Behind?

Black, Sandra E. - 2014

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Take Two! SAT Retaking and College Enrollment Gaps

Goodman, Joshua; Gurantz, Oded; Smith, Jonathan - 2018

Data on millions of SAT-takers show only half retake the exam, with even lower retake rates among low income and underrepresented minority students. Scoring below multiples of 100 increases retaking, implying some students have round number target scores. Regression discontinuity evidence finds...

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The COVID-19 pandemic, well-being, and transitions to post-secondary education

Sandner, Malte; Patzina, Alexander; Anger, Silke; … - 2021

This study examines the immediate and intermediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of two high school graduation cohorts (2020 and 2021). We also investigate how changes in well-being at the transition to post-secondary education affect educational plans and outcomes. Our...

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