The Importance of Rank Position. CEP Discussion Paper No. 1241

Autor/inn/en	Murphy, Richard; Weinhardt, Felix
Institution	London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom), Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
Titel	The Importance of Rank Position. CEP Discussion Paper No. 1241
Quelle	(2013), (55 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	2042-2695
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Class Rank; Progress Monitoring; Effect Size; Robustness (Statistics); Statistical Significance; Academic Achievement; Achievement Gains; Achievement Rating; Matched Groups; Self Concept; Models; Behavior Theories; Measurement Techniques; Ability Identification; Peer Influence; Error of Measurement; Self Concept Measures; Student Records; Data Analysis; Gender Differences; Family Income; Environmental Influences; Competition; Parent Influence; Elementary Secondary Education; Longitudinal Studies; Statistical Analysis; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Widerstandsfähigkeit; Schulleistung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Achievement; Rating; Leistung; Beurteilung; Leistungsbeurteilung; Selbstkonzept; Analogiemodell; Messtechnik; Messfehler; Schülerakte; Auswertung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Familieneinkommen; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Wettkampf; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	We find an individual's rank within their reference group has effects on later objective outcomes. To evaluate the impact of local rank, we use a large administrative dataset tracking over two million students in England from primary through to secondary school. Academic rank within primary school has sizable, robust and significant effects on later achievement in secondary school, conditional on national test scores. Moreover we find boys gain four times more in later test scores from being top compared to girls. We provide evidence for a mechanism using matched survey data, which shows that rank affects an individual's self-concept. The paper discusses other potential channels but concludes that malleable non-cognitive skills such as confidence and belief in own ability are most likely to generate these results. We put forward a basic model where rank effects costs and effort allocation when faced with multiple tasks. We believe this is the first large-scale study to show large and robust effects of rank position on objective outcomes of that have consequences in the labour market. The following are appended: (1) Model; (2) Peer Effects; and (3) Measurement Error in Test Scores. Five tables are also included in the appendices. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/2/04