Learning about Oneself: The Effects of Performance Feedback on School Choice
Nov 2016
Author(s): Bobba, Matteo; Frisancho, Verónica
This paper designs and implements a field experiment that provides students from less advantaged backgrounds with individualized feedback on academicperformance during the transition from middle to…
The Effects of Financial Aid and Returns Information in Selective and Less Selective Schools: Experimental Evidence from Chile
Nov 2016
Author(s): Busso, Matías; Dinkelman, Taryn; Martínez, Claudia; Romero, Dario
Schools that provide higher education often belong to either a merit-based selective system or an open-access less selective system. This paper presents the results of a field experiment that…
Experimental Evidence on Credit Constraints
Feb 2016
Author(s): Bando, Rosangela; Uribe, Claudia
Credit constraints are central to development economics theory. However, there is scant direct evidence that supports the existence of such constraints. Traditional tests observe how consumption…