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A Note on University Admission Tests: Simple Theory and Empirical Analysis

Published:2022-06-01 Issue:3 Volume:22 Page:623-632
ISSN:1935-1682
Container-title:The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy
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Author:

De Fraja Gianni¹²,Eleftheriou Konstantinos³,Ioakimidis Marilou⁴⁵

Affiliation:

1. Nottingham School of Economics , University Park , Sir Clive Granger Building , Nottingham NG7 2RD , UK

2. CEPR , 90-98 Goswell Street , London EC1V 7DB , UK

3. Department of Economics , University of Piraeus , 80, Karaoli and Dimitriou Street, 18534 , Piraeus , Greece

4. Department of Economics , University of Peloponnese , Tripolis Campus, 22100 , Tripolis , Greece

5. Department of Economics , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , 1, Sofokleous and Aristidou Street, 10559 , Athens , Greece

Abstract

Abstract University admission mechanisms are often quite complex. This paper examines one effect of their design on the students’ incentives to exert effort in preparation for the test. We adapt a multi-unit all-pay model of auction to draw the conclusion that abler students work harder: this conclusion is in line with the behaviour of a sample of students who apply for admission to the Greek university system with the complex rules newly introduced in 2013.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous),Economics and Econometrics

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/bejeap-2021-0173/pdf

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