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2025

Journal Article

Top-performing girls are more impactful peer role models than boys, teachers say

Goulas, Sofoklis, Megalokonomou, Rigissa and Sotirakopoulos, Panagiotis (2025). Top-performing girls are more impactful peer role models than boys, teachers say. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122 (6) e2421436122, 6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2421436122

Top-performing girls are more impactful peer role models than boys, teachers say

2024

Journal Article

How good am I? Effects and mechanisms behind salient rank

Megalokonomou, Rigissa and Zhang, Yi (2024). How good am I? Effects and mechanisms behind salient rank. European Economic Review, 170 104870, 104870. doi: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2024.104870

How good am I? Effects and mechanisms behind salient rank

2024

Journal Article

Do second chances pay off? Evidence from a natural experiment with low-achieving students

Bizopoulou, Aspasia, Megalokonomou, Rigissa and Simion, Ştefania (2024). Do second chances pay off? Evidence from a natural experiment with low-achieving students. Journal of Public Economics, 239 105214, 105214-239. doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2024.105214

Do second chances pay off? Evidence from a natural experiment with low-achieving students

2024

Journal Article

Comparative advantage and gender gap in STEM

Goulas, Sofoklis, Griselda, Silvia and Megalokonomou, Rigissa (2024). Comparative advantage and gender gap in STEM. Journal of Human Resources, 59 (6), 1937-1980. doi: 10.3368/jhr.0320-10781r2

Comparative advantage and gender gap in STEM

2024

Journal Article

The short- and the long-run impact of gender-biased teachers

Lavy, Victor and Megalokonomou, Rigissa (2024). The short- and the long-run impact of gender-biased teachers. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 16 (2), 176-218. doi: 10.1257/app.20210052

The short- and the long-run impact of gender-biased teachers

2023

Journal Article

The effects of exposure to refugees on crime: evidence from the Greek islands

Megalokonomou, Rigissa and Vasilakis, Chrysovalantis (2023). The effects of exposure to refugees on crime: evidence from the Greek islands. European Economic Review, 160 104605, 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2023.104605

The effects of exposure to refugees on crime: evidence from the Greek islands

2023

Journal Article

Compulsory class attendance versus autonomy

Goulas, Sofoklis, Griselda, Silvia and Megalokonomou, Rigissa (2023). Compulsory class attendance versus autonomy. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 212, 935-981. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2023.06.018

Compulsory class attendance versus autonomy

2022

Journal Article

Human capital depreciation and returns to experience

Dinerstein, Michael, Megalokonomou, Rigissa and Yannelis, Constantine (2022). Human capital depreciation and returns to experience. American Economic Review, 112 (11), 3725-3762. doi: 10.1257/aer.20201571

Human capital depreciation and returns to experience

2022

Book Chapter

Underrepresentation of women in undergraduate economics degrees in Europe

Megalokonomou, Rigissa, Vidal-Fernandez, Marian and Yengin, Duygu (2022). Underrepresentation of women in undergraduate economics degrees in Europe. Critical Perspectives on Economics of Education. (pp. 6-20) edited by Silvia Mendolia, Martin O'Brien, Alfredo R. Paloyo and Oleg Yerokhin. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003100232-2

Underrepresentation of women in undergraduate economics degrees in Europe

2021

Journal Article

Relative performance feedback in education: evidence from a randomised controlled trial*

Dobrescu, L. I., Faravelli, M., Megalokonomou, R. and Motta, A. (2021). Relative performance feedback in education: evidence from a randomised controlled trial*. The Economic Journal, 131 (640), 3145-3181. doi: 10.1093/ej/ueab043

Relative performance feedback in education: evidence from a randomised controlled trial*

2021

Journal Article

Does class size matter? How, and at what cost?

Kedagni, Desire, Krishna, Kala, Megalokonomou, Rigissa and Zhao, Yingyan (2021). Does class size matter? How, and at what cost?. European Economic Review, 133 103664, 103664. doi: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2021.103664

Does class size matter? How, and at what cost?

2021

Journal Article

Knowing who you actually are: the effect of feedback on short- and longer-term outcomes

Goulas, Sofoklis and Megalokonomou, Rigissa (2021). Knowing who you actually are: the effect of feedback on short- and longer-term outcomes. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 183, 589-615. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2021.01.013

Knowing who you actually are: the effect of feedback on short- and longer-term outcomes

2021

Other Outputs

Compulsory Class Attendance Versus Autonomy

Goulas, Sofoklis, Griselda, Silvia and Megalokonomou, Rigissa (2021). Compulsory Class Attendance Versus Autonomy. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3892587

Compulsory Class Attendance Versus Autonomy

2020

Journal Article

How do parents respond to regulation of sugary drinks in child care? Evidence from California

Hu, Jiafei, Megalokonomou, Rigissa and Yuan, Haishan (2020). How do parents respond to regulation of sugary drinks in child care? Evidence from California. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 178, 672-687. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.08.014

How do parents respond to regulation of sugary drinks in child care? Evidence from California

2020

Journal Article

School attendance during a pandemic

Goulas, Sofoklis and Megalokonomou, Rigissa (2020). School attendance during a pandemic. Economics Letters, 193 109275, 109275. doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109275

School attendance during a pandemic

2020

Other Outputs

Human Capital Depreciation

Dinerstein, Michael, Megalokonomou, Rigissa and Yannelis, Constantine (2020). Human Capital Depreciation. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3711890

Human Capital Depreciation

2020

Other Outputs

The Effect of the Exposure to Refugees on Crime Activity: Evidence from the Greek Islands

Megalokonomou, Rigissa and Vasilakis, Chrysovalantis (2020). The Effect of the Exposure to Refugees on Crime Activity: Evidence from the Greek Islands. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3566564

The Effect of the Exposure to Refugees on Crime Activity: Evidence from the Greek Islands

2020

Journal Article

Marathon, hurdling, or sprint? The effects of exam scheduling on academic performance

Goulas, Sofoklis and Megalokonomou, Rigissa (2020). Marathon, hurdling, or sprint? The effects of exam scheduling on academic performance. B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 20 (2) 20190177. doi: 10.1515/bejeap-2019-0177

Marathon, hurdling, or sprint? The effects of exam scheduling on academic performance

2020

Other Outputs

School Attendance During a Pandemic

Goulas, Sofoklis and Megalokonomou, Rigissa (2020). School Attendance During a Pandemic. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3570237

School Attendance During a Pandemic

2019

Journal Article

Which degrees do students prefer during recessions?

Goulas, Sofoklis and Megalokonomou, Rigissa (2019). Which degrees do students prefer during recessions?. Empirical Economics, 56 (6), 2093-2125. doi: 10.1007/s00181-018-1418-7

Which degrees do students prefer during recessions?