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Am I the Big Fish? The Effects of Ordinal Rank on Student Academic Performance in Middle School
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-06-28)
The idea that through perseverance and hard work, one can achieve his or her dreams is a pervasive one. There is already an established literature that studies the link between relative achievement and individual outcomes, ...
The Long Run Effects of De Jure Discrimination in the Credit Market: How Redlining Increased Crime
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-10-10)
Today in the United States, the welfare costs of crime are disproportionately borne by individuals living in predominately Black or Hispanic neighborhoods. Is there a historical cause behind these inequalities in crime? ...
Fiscal Decentralization, Political Heterogeneity and Welfare
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-02-15)
Theoretical and empirical literature on �scal decentralization has been thriving, while understanding the welfare implications of �scal decentralization under political diversity necessitates further investigation. ...
Why Do Asian Students Study Harder? Implications of a Model of Academic Competition
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-08-28)
Popularized by the OECD’s PISA rankings of a few dozen countries/regions according to the test results of their 15 year olds, Asian students’ impressive academic achievements are now well known. Each of the top five ...