The Causal Impact of Dean's List Recognition on Academic Performance: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
院长荣誉名单对学业表现的因果影响:回归不连续设计证据
This study examines the causal impact of being placed on the Dean's List, a positive education incentive, on future student performance using a regression discontinuity design. The results suggest that for students with low prior academic performance and who are native English speakers, there is a positive impact of being on the Dean's List on the probability of getting onto the Dean's List in the following year. However, being on the Dean's List does not appear to have a…