Graff Zivin, Joshua
[VerfasserIn]
;
Song, Yingquan
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Zhang, Peng
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Tang, Qu
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
Erschienen in:21st Century China Center Research Paper ; No. 2018-08
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1 Online-Ressource (36 p)
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.3296057
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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments July 1, 2018 erstellt
Beschreibung:
We provide the first nation-wide estimates on temperature effects on high-stakes cognitive performance in a developing country using data from the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) in China. The NCEE is one of the most important institutions in China and affects hundreds of millions of families. We find that a one-standard-deviation increase in temperature (3.29° C) decreases the total test score by 1.12% (9.62% of a standard deviation) and decreases the probability of getting into first-tier universities by 1.97% (4.38% of a standard deviation). This suggests that temperature plays an important role in high-stakes cognitive performance and has potentially far-reaching impacts for the careers and lifetime earnings of students