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Autor:
Timothy M. Komarek, Jay K. Walker
Publikováno v:
Applied Economics Letters. 29:520-525
Several states have required K-12 public schools to start after Labor Day in an effort to aid the tourism and hospitality industry. However, little is known about how these policies impact educational outcomes. We examine the impact of Virginia's pos
Autor:
Michael Jetter, Jay K. Walker
Publikováno v:
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 179:757-766
Accessing data from the US game show Jeopardy!, we investigate the anchoring phenomenon among kids (aged 10–12 years; 182 observations), teenagers (aged 13–17 years; 606 observations), and undergraduate college students (559 observations). We foc
Autor:
Michael Jetter, Jay K. Walker
Publikováno v:
European Economic Review. 148:104221
Autor:
P. Wesley Routon, Jay K. Walker
Publikováno v:
The Review of Higher Education. 43:427-455
Autor:
Michael Jetter, Jay K. Walker
Publikováno v:
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. 20
Studying competitiveness and risk-taking among Jeopardy! contestants in the US, this paper analyzes whether and how gender differences emerge with age and by gender of opponent. Our samples contain 186 children (aged 1012), 310 teenagers (aged 13
Autor:
Jay K. Walker, P. Routon
Publikováno v:
SSRN Electronic Journal.
Slightly missing a school starting age cutoff date, and more generally a student's relative age in their cohort, has been shown in recent research to have important effects. A student's relative age appears to influence their academic success in elem
Autor:
P. Wesley Routon, Jay K. Walker
Publikováno v:
SSRN Electronic Journal.
Slightly missing a school cutoff date, and a student's relative age in their cohort, have been shown in to have important effects. For example, a student's relative age appears related to academic performance in both primary and secondary school, tho
Autor:
Michael Jetter, Jay K. Walker
Publikováno v:
European Economic Review. 109:238-256
Analyzing 8169 contestants over 32 years of the US game show Jeopardy!, we find that women compete more aggressively, become (marginally) more competitive, and take on more risk when paired against men. Specifically, a woman is more likely to win a J
Autor:
P. Wesley Routon, Jay K. Walker
Publikováno v:
LABOUR. 32:182-204
Using a nationally representative sample of college graduates, we estimate the post-collegiate labor market effects of fraternity and sorority membership during undergraduate tenure. We find that, after controlling for relevant factors, former sorori
Autor:
Jay K. Walker, Michael Jetter
Publikováno v:
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 141:164-176
This paper analyzes 12,596 Daily Double wagering decisions of 6064 contestants in the US game show Jeopardy!. We exploit a situation in which a player has to, unexpectedly, wager on responding correctly to an unknown clue (known as a Daily Double clu