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Teachers and Cheaters: Just an Anagram?

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  • Santiago Pereda-Fernández

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I study the manipulation of test scores in Italy. Using an experiment that randomly assigns external monitors to classrooms, I apply a new methodology to study the extent of the manipulation and propose a correction method. I find that the manipulation was associated with more correlation in the answers after one controls for mean test scores. It was concentrated in the south and islands region, and it tended to favor female and immigrant students. Finally, the correlation patterns between the amount of manipulation and the number of missing answers suggest that teachers were more responsible for the manipulation than students.

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  • Santiago Pereda-Fernández, 2019. "Teachers and Cheaters: Just an Anagram?," Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press, vol. 13(4), pages 635-669.
  • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jhucap:doi:10.1086/705608
    DOI: 10.1086/705608
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    1. Concetta Rondinelli & Roberta Zizza, 2020. "Spend today or spend tomorrow? The role of inflation expectations in consumer behaviour," Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) 1276, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.

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