Order Bias in Sequential Presentation? Evidence from University Entrance Interviews

Beomsoo Kim and Sang Soo Park

Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, 2024, vol. 65, issue 2, 177-198

Abstract: This study examines the influence of presentation order on evaluations using a unique dataset from university entrance interviews conducted by one of the major universities in South Korea. Our data has three main advantages over the previous literature: random assignment of interview order; better controlled situations for all interviewees; and large numbers of interviewers and interviewees. Most of the order effect parameters are statistically insignificant. More importantly, even the statistically significant ones are practically insignificant in influencing decision-making outcomes. We also found no practically significant path dependency.

Keywords: presentation order; random assignment; interview (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D1 D7 H8 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.15057/hje.2024009

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