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May 5, 2021

Relative comparisons affect performance and choices in college

Whether someone is a big fish in a little pond is largely a matter of luck, but it changes how students behave

  • higher education
  • peer effects
  • rank
  • social comparisons
  • Benjamin Elsner
  • Ingo E. Isphording
  • Ulf Zölitz
Research

July 16, 2015

A big fish in a small pond: How rank affects students’ educational decisions

The characteristics of potential classmates are among the decisive factors for parents when choosing a school for their child. It […]

  • ability
  • cognitive skills
  • college
  • educational attainment
  • educational outcomes
  • high school
  • social comparisons
  • students
  • Benjamin Elsner
  • Ingo E. Isphording

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