Dear colleagues,
unfortunately, we need to move today’s research seminar online. Please find below the zoom link:
https://wu-ac-at.zoom.us/j/91266258373?pwd=ckFlTnVkQmVncUJ6aU96NWxWQ1dSUT09
Best regards,
Harald Oberhofer
Von: Oberhofer, Harald
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 27. Oktober 2021 11:21
An: 'noeg-l@wu.ac.at' <noeg-l@wu.ac.at>
Betreff: WU Economic Research Seminar, 3.11.2021, 4.30 pm to 6 pm, Oliver Himmler (University of Erfurt)
Dear colleagues,
The Department of Economics cordially invites you to the WU Economic Research Seminar on
Wednesday, November 3rd, with
Oliver Himmler
(University of Erfurt)
on
“Low-touch interventions to improve academic performance in higher education -- evidence from two long-run field experiments”
Abstract: Low-touch behavioral interventions can affect even notoriously hard to move outcomes, such as academic performance. However,
the evidence is mostly short-term and it remains unclear whether such effects translate into long-run gains on policy relevant domains. We report results from two field experiments in higher education, offering a commitment device, and relative performance
feedback. After 5+ years, we find that the interventions have positively affected graduation rates and lowered time to degree in the full sample. Heterogeneity analysis suggests that: (i) the effects of commitment are stronger for procrastinators, and (ii)
the effects of feedback are concentrated among students who received favorable feedback. Behavioral interventions may therefore constitute an attractive complement to more traditional policy measures in education. Given the strong heterogeneity in effectiveness,
however, they need to be carefully chosen and targeted.
Date: Wednesday,
November 3rd
Time:
4.30 to 6 pm (CET)
Location: building D4, ground floor, room D4.0.039
The following COVID-19-related regulations apply to all events at the WU campus need to be fulfilled for attending the research seminar:
2.5G proof and controls
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You should only attend classroom units if you are not ill.
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To participate in presence units, you have to show a 2.5G certificate (PCR-Tested, Vaccinated, Convalescent) upon request. You can find details regarding certificates and their validity
here
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Please arrive on campus at least 30-45 minutes before the start of the course. To ensure that the checks can be carried out as quickly and smoothly as possible, please always bring your certificate with you
on paper and have your photo ID ready as well. If necessary, please also follow the on-site guiding system.
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Checks may take place in front of the building or at the beginning of the course and will be carried out by WU staff and WU security personnel.
Compulsory attendance, WU check-in and contact tracing
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Please use the WU check-in (checkin.wu.ac.at) at the beginning of each course unit and during exams and enter your seat
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for you.
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In any case, please comply with the attendance regulations for the course, which were communicated in advance in the eVVZ. In case you do not fulfil the attendance obligation without a provable important reason
for your absence(s) (i.e. events that you cannot directly influence), you cannot be assessed positively.
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With best regards,
Harald Oberhofer
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Harald Oberhofer
Department of Economics
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
Phone: +43/1/31336-4984
Fax: +43/1/31336-4984
Email:
harald.oberhofer@wu.ac.at
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Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)
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