Posts tagged with 'student'
November 11, 2014
Online quizzes can motivate students to learn more
A large fraction of students fail at university. One potential reason is that students do not exercise enough effort on […]
November 5, 2014
Online quizzes can motivate students to learn more
A large fraction of students fail at university. One potential reason is that students do not exercise enough effort on […]
June 20, 2014
A culture of crime: growing up with the mafia next door
Organized crime generates about two percent of global GDP. While this is already a considerable share, the mafia and other […]
June 13, 2014
Student internships increase wages later in life
Most university students complete an internship while pursuing an academic degree: some work during the semester breaks, others even take […]
April 22, 2014
A stitch in time saves nine: procrastination and academic success
Every student knows how hard it can be to pull yourself together and study. From a short-run perspective, being lazy […]
April 14, 2014
Knowing that you matter, matters: the luck of having a meaningful job
What if somebody told you that your job was completely irrelevant and useless? Would you still work with the same […]
December 20, 2013
Women are not scared of competing with males, field experiment shows
Despite increasing female labor market participation, gender differences in labor market outcomes persist: men earn more, have better employment perspectives […]