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The causal impact of socio-emotional skills training on educational success

Sorrenti, Giuseppe; Zölitz, Ulf; Ribeaud, Denis; … - 2020

We study the long-term effects of a randomized intervention targeting children's socio-emotional skills. The classroom-based intervention for primary school children has positive impacts that persist for over a decade. Treated children become more likely to complete academic high school and...

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Preferences, confusion and competition

Hefti, Andreas; Liu, Shuo; Schmutzler, Armin - 2020

Do firms seek to make the market transparent,or do they confuse the consumers in their product perceptions? We show that the answer to this question depends decisively on preference heterogeneity. Contrary to the well-studied case of homogeneous goods, confusion is not necessarily an equilibrium...

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Hidden persuaders : do small gifts lubricate business negotiations?

Maréchal, Michel André; Thöni, Christian - 2016

Gift-giving customs are ubiquitous in social, political, and business life. Legal regulation and industry guidelines for gifts are often based on the assumption that large gifts have the potential to influence behavior and create conflicts of interest, but small gifts do not. However, scientific...

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What do lost wallets tell us about survey measures of social capital?

Tannenbaum, David; Cohn, Alain; Zünd, Christian Lukas; … - 2020

We validate survey measures of social capital with a new data set that examines whether citizens report a lost wallet to its owner. Using data from more than 17,000 lost wallets across 40 countries, we find that survey measures of social capital - especially questions concerning generalized...

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What do cross-country surveys tell us about social capital?

Tannenbaum, David; Cohn, Alain; Zünd, Christian; … - 2020 - Revised version

We validate survey measures of social capital with a new behavioral data set that examines whether citizens report a lost wallet to its owner. Using data from more than 17,000 lost wallets across 40 countries, we find that survey measures of social capital - especially questions concerning...

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Social comparison in the workplace : evidence from a field experiment

Cohn, Alain; Fehr, Ernst; Herrmann, Benedikt; … - 2011

We conducted a randomized field experiment to examine how workers respond to wage cuts, and whether their response depends on the wages paid to coworkers. Workers were assigned to teams of two, performed identical individual tasks, and received the same performance-independent hourly wage....

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The effect of peer gender on major choice

Zölitz, Ulf; Feld, Jan - 2017

This paper investigates how the peer gender composition in university affects students' major choices and labor market …

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The effect of higher-achieving peers on major choices and labor market outcomes

Feld, Jan; Zölitz, Ulf - 2021

This paper investigates how exposure to higher-achieving male and female peers in university affects students’ major choices and labor market outcomes. For identification of causal effects, we exploit the random assignment of students to university sections in first-year compulsory courses. We...

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Same-sex teacher effects

Gendre, Alexandra de; Feld, Jan; Salamanca, Nicolás; … - 2024 - Revised version, May 2024

The idea that students benefit from same-sex teachers has motivated policies around the world aimed at reducing gender …. In primary education, effects vary substantially by country and outcome. In secondary education, same-sex teacher effects …

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Same-sex role model effects in education

Gendre, Alexandra de; Feld, Jan; Salamanca, Nicolás; … - 2023

find substantial cross-country variation for job preferences, with larger effects in countries with larger gender gaps …. These results are consistent with role models inspiring students to overcome gender stereotypes and pursue a STEM career …. However, in countries with negligible gender gaps, role models do not seem to have this equalizing function. …

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