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Fabian Kosse

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by Philipp Heimberger — Reposted by: Fabian Kosse, Dirk Pilat, Samuel Bentolila , and 1 more

heimbergecon.bsky.social
This paper shows that children are significantly less likely to enter the academic track if they come from a low socio-economic status family. A low-intensity mentoring program can improve long-run education outcomes of disadvantaged children and reduce inequality of opportunity.
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Reposted by: Fabian Kosse

uni-wuerzburg.de
Enduring competitive pressure not only changes young people's behaviour, but also their personality: they become less prosocial. New paper @fabiankosse.bsky.social et al. @jeeanews.bsky.social #prosociality
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Trust and helpfulness decline significantly when young people are exposed to high competitive pressure at school. (Image: ChatGPT / Fabian Kosse)
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by Fabian Kosse

fabiankosse.bsky.social
Huge thanks to @jeeanews.bsky.social, the editors & referees for a fast, productive review process – it really made the paper better

doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
The persistent effect of competition on prosociality
Abstract. We present the first causal evidence on the persistent impact of enduring competition on prosociality. Inspired by the literature on tournaments
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by Fabian Kosse

fabiankosse.bsky.social
@michelatincani.bsky.social, Ranjita Rajan and I are very proud and thrilled that our paper “The Persistent Effect of Competition on Prosociality” has been accepted at @jeeanews.bsky.social

👉 First causal evidence that enduring competition persistently reduces prosociality

doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
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Reposted by: Fabian Kosse

voxeu.org
A preferential college admission programme in #Chile increased enrolment in selective colleges but reduced pre-college academic effort and test scores due to student misunderstanding.
@michelatincani.bsky.social‬ @fabiankosse.bsky.social & Enrico Miglino
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#EconSky
Graph showing the effect of PACE on admissions and on enrolment or graduation over time. Preferential college admission is gaining traction worldwide as a means to address inequality in higher education, drawing greater attention to the design of such policies. This column analyses a programme for disadvantaged high schools in Chile that offers guaranteed college admission to top-performing students. The programme increased enrolment in selective colleges but reduced pre-college academic effort and test scores as students incorrectly believed college admission was guaranteed. Addressing students’ misunderstandings could mitigate the negative incentive effects while preserving the policy’s enrolment benefits.
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by Philipp Heimberger — Reposted by: Fabian Kosse, Philipp Heimberger

heimbergecon.bsky.social
Enduring competition makes people less cooperative. A 2-year competition in schools made students less prosocial (less willing to help or cooperate). Even 4 years later, the effect was still there, suggesting it changed their personality traits, not just their short-term behavior
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Reposted by: Fabian Kosse, Ludger Woessmann, Ludger Wößmann , and 9 more

henninghermes.com
📣 Thrilled to announce our 4th Workshop on Field Experiments in Economics and Business, 8-9 Sept 2025, TU Munich @tum.de, Campus Heilbronn. Keynotes: Ulrike Malmendier (University of Berkely, California) & Noam Yuchtman (@ox.ac.uk) 🫶🏻

Submission deadline 15 May 🚨

#EconSky
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by Fabian Kosse

fabiankosse.bsky.social
Johannes Abeler, Armin Falk, and I are thrilled that The Economic Journal accepted our paper titled ‘Malleability of Preferences for Honesty.’ It explores how the social environment influences lying. Huge thanks for a fast and productive referee process! 🥳
doi.org/10.1093/ej/u...
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by Fabian Kosse

fabiankosse.bsky.social
"Wie Ehrenamtliche die Schulen unterstützen"

Heute ab 17:30 bringt der Bayerische Rundfunk einen kleinen Beitrag über die Ergebnisse unsere Langzeitstudie zu "Balu und Du".

Hier der Link zum Beitrag
www.br.de/br-fernsehen...
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