Study effort in higher education: Field experimental evidence with administrative and tracking data from Germany
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Keywords
Student performance; field experiment; higher education; color-coded nudge; RCT;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EXP-2025-03-10 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-NUD-2025-03-10 (Nudge and Boosting)
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