Peter Arcidiacono

Duke University - Department of Economics

213 Social Sciences Building

Box 90097

Durham, NC 27708-0204

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National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

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Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Choice Models in Continuous Time with an Application to Retail Competition

Review of Economic Studies, 83(3), pp. 889-931, 2016.
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 07 May 2010 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2017
Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University - Department of Economics, Ohio State University (OSU) - Economics and University of Rochester - Simon Business School
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Dynamic Discrete Choice, Dynamic Discrete Games, Continuous Time

Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Choice Models in Continuous Time with an Application to Retail Competition

NBER Working Paper No. w18449
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 13 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 31 May 2023
Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University - Department of Economics, Ohio State University (OSU) - Economics and University of Rochester - Simon Business School
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A Conversation on the Nature, Effects, and Future of Affirmative Action in Higher Education Admissions

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 17, Issue 3, 2015, UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 15-25
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 03 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2015
Rutgers Law School, Duke University - Department of Economics, Princeton University - Office of Population Research (OPR) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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Beyond Signaling and Human Capital: Education and the Revelation of Ability

Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper 32
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 May 2010 Last Revised: 18 May 2010
Patrick J. Bayer, Peter Arcidiacono and Aurel Hizmo
Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Downloads 196 (295,033)
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Beyond Signaling and Human Capital: Education and the Revelation of Ability

NBER Working Paper No. w13951
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 15 Aug 2022
Peter Arcidiacono, Patrick J. Bayer and Aurel Hizmo
Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Modeling College Major Choices Using Elicited Measures of Expectations and Counterfactuals

Economics Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 05 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 28 Feb 2010
V. Joseph Hotz, Peter Arcidiacono and Songman Kang
Duke University, Duke University - Department of Economics and Duke University - Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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Choice of college major, subjective expectations

Modeling College Major Choices Using Elicited Measures of Expectations and Counterfactuals

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4738
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 08 Feb 2010
Peter Arcidiacono, V. Joseph Hotz and Songman Kang
Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University and Duke University - Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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choice of college major, subjective expectations

Modeling College Major Choices Using Elicited Measures of Expectations and Counterfactuals

NBER Working Paper No. w15729
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 10 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2023
Peter Arcidiacono, V. Joseph Hotz and Songman Kang
Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University and Duke University - Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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The Competitive Effects of Entry: Evidence from Supercenter Expansion

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 02 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2019
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Rochester - Simon Business School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and University of Rochester - Department of Economics
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supermarkets, Walmart, competition, competitive effects, price response

Does Affirmative Action Lead to Mismatch? A New Test and Evidence

Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper No. 27
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 15 Apr 2009
Duke University - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Duke University - Department of Sociology
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Mismatch, Private information, Affirmative Action

Does Affirmative Action Lead to Mismatch? A New Test and Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w14885
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2022
Duke University - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Duke University - Department of Sociology
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Asian American Discrimination in Harvard Admissions

NBER Working Paper No. w27068
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 28 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2023
Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler and Tyler Ransom
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Georgia and University of Oklahoma
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Asian American Discrimination in Harvard Admissions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13172
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 27 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler and Tyler Ransom
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Georgia and University of Oklahoma
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college admissions, racial discrimination, higher education, admissions preference

Terms of Endearment: An Equilibrium Model of Sex and Matching

Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper No. 138
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 03 Nov 2012
Peter Arcidiacono, Andrew Beauchamp and Marjorie B. McElroy
Duke University - Department of Economics, Boston College and Duke University
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Terms of Endearment: An Equilibrium Model of Sex and Matching

NBER Working Paper No. w16517
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2023
Peter Arcidiacono, Andrew Beauchamp and Marjorie B. McElroy
Duke University - Department of Economics, Boston College and Duke University
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Approximating High-Dimensional Dynamic Models: Sieve Value Function Iteration

Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper No. 124
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 03 Mar 2012
Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University and Duke University
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Approximating High-Dimensional Dynamic Models: Sieve Value Function Iteration

FRB of Cleveland Working Paper No. 12-10R
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2012
Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University, Dept. of Economics and Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
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Large state space, Dynamic decision problem, Sieve approximation, Value function, Value function iteration

Approximating High-Dimensional Dynamic Models: Sieve Value Function Iteration

NBER Working Paper No. w17890
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 02 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 21 May 2023
Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University, Dept. of Economics and Duke University
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Competing Against the Opposite Sex

UCSD Economics Working Paper No. 2003-08
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 27 Jun 2003
Kate Antonovics, Peter Arcidiacono and Randall P. Walsh
University of California, San Diego, Duke University - Department of Economics and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics
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Gender, Competition, Performance, Experiments

College Attrition and the Dynamics of Information Revelation

Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper No. 222
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 15 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2016
Peter Arcidiacono, Esteban M. Aucejo, Arnaud Maurel and Tyler Ransom
Duke University - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Duke University - Department of Economics and University of Oklahoma
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College Attrition and the Dynamics of Information Revelation

NBER Working Paper No. w22325
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 13 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2022
Peter Arcidiacono, Esteban M. Aucejo, Arnaud Maurel and Tyler Ransom
Duke University - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Duke University - Department of Economics and University of Oklahoma
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College Attrition and the Dynamics of Information Revelation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16585
Number of pages: 143 Posted: 14 Nov 2023
Peter Arcidiacono, Esteban M. Aucejo, Arnaud Maurel and Tyler Ransom
Duke University - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Duke University - Department of Economics and University of Oklahoma
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college dropout, dynamic discrete choice, learning, human capital

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Pharmaceutical Followers

International Journal of Industrial Organization, 31(5), pp. 538-553, 2013.
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 May 2013 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2017
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Rochester - Simon Business School, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Pharmaceutical, demand, discrete choice

Pharmaceutical Followers

NBER Working Paper No. w19522
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 06 May 2023
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Rochester - Simon Business School, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Legacy and Athlete Preferences at Harvard

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12633
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 14 Oct 2019
Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler and Tyler Ransom
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Georgia and University of Oklahoma
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higher education, college admissions, legacy, admissions preference

Legacy and Athlete Preferences at Harvard

NBER Working Paper No. w26316
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 30 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 29 May 2022
Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler and Tyler Ransom
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Georgia and University of Oklahoma
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Games and Discrimination: Lessons from the Weakest Link

UCSD Economics Working Paper No. 2003-03
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 30 Apr 2003
Kate Antonovics, Peter Arcidiacono and Randall P. Walsh
University of California, San Diego, Duke University - Department of Economics and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics
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Discrimination, Experiments, Games

Recovering Ex Ante Returns and Preferences for Occupations Using Subjective Expectations Data

Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper No. 178
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 Oct 2014
Peter Arcidiacono, V. Joseph Hotz, Arnaud Maurel and Teresa Romano
Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University, Duke University - Department of Economics and Goucher College
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Recovering Ex Ante Returns and Preferences for Occupations Using Subjective Expectations Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8549
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 25 Oct 2014
Peter Arcidiacono, V. Joseph Hotz, Arnaud Maurel and Teresa Romano
Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University, Duke University - Department of Economics and Goucher College
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ex ante treatment effects, occupational choice, subjective expectations

Recovering Ex Ante Returns and Preferences for Occupations Using Subjective Expectations Data

NBER Working Paper No. w20626
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 27 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 12 May 2023
Peter Arcidiacono, V. Joseph Hotz, Arnaud Maurel and Teresa Romano
Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University, Duke University - Department of Economics and Goucher College
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Affirmative Action and the Quality-Fit Tradeoff

NBER Working Paper No. w20962
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 23 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
Peter Arcidiacono and Michael Lovenheim
Duke University - Department of Economics and Cornell University - Department of Policy Analysis and Management
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Peer Effects in Medical School

NBER Working Paper No. w9025
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 Jun 2002 Last Revised: 31 Aug 2022
Peter Arcidiacono and Sean Nicholson
Duke University - Department of Economics and Cornell University - Department of Policy Analysis & Management (PAM)
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Affirmative Action and University Fit: Evidence from Proposition 209

NBER Working Paper No. w18523
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 11 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2023
Duke University - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Duke University and Duke University
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Affirmative Action and University Fit: Evidence from Proposition 209

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7000
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Nov 2012
Duke University - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Duke University and Duke University
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affirmative action, college enrollment, college graduation, mismatch

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Web Appendix: Beyond Signaling and Human Capital: Education and the Revelation of Ability

Duke Department of Economics Research Paper
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 07 May 2010
Patrick J. Bayer, Peter Arcidiacono and Aurel Hizmo
Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Divergent: The Time Path of Legacy and Athlete Admissions at Harvard

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12634
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 14 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler and Tyler Ransom
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Georgia and University of Oklahoma
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admissions preference, higher education, college admissions, legacy

Divergent: The Time Path of Legacy and Athlete Admissions at Harvard

NBER Working Paper No. w26315
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 30 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 28 May 2023
Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler and Tyler Ransom
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Georgia and University of Oklahoma
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University Differences in the Graduation of Minorities in Stem Fields: Evidence from California

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7227
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 09 Mar 2013
Peter Arcidiacono, Esteban M. Aucejo and V. Joseph Hotz
Duke University - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and Duke University
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STEM majors, minorities, college graduation

University Differences in the Graduation of Minorities in Stem Fields: Evidence from California

NBER Working Paper No. w18799
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 16 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 15 May 2022
Peter Arcidiacono, Esteban M. Aucejo and V. Joseph Hotz
Duke University - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and Duke University
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Recruit to Reject? Harvard and African American Applicants

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12750
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 18 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler and Tyler Ransom
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Georgia and University of Oklahoma
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college recruiting, college applications, inequality

Recruit to Reject? Harvard and African American Applicants

NBER Working Paper No. w26456
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 18 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 15 May 2023
Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler and Tyler Ransom
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Georgia and University of Oklahoma
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The Analysis of Field Choice in College and Graduate School: Determinants and Wage Effects

NBER Working Paper No. w21655
Number of pages: 123 Posted: 26 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2023
Joseph G. Altonji, Peter Arcidiacono and Arnaud Maurel
Yale University - Economic Growth Center, Duke University - Department of Economics and Duke University - Department of Economics
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What the Students for Fair Admissions Cases Reveal About Racial Preferences

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15240
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 19 May 2022
Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler and Tyler Ransom
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Georgia and University of Oklahoma
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higher education, college admissions, affirmative action

What the Students for Fair Admissions Cases Reveal About Racial Preferences

NBER Working Paper No. w29964
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 25 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 17 May 2023
Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler and Tyler Ransom
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Georgia and University of Oklahoma
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Living Rationally Under the Volcano? An Empirical Analysis of Heavy Drinking and Smoking

NBER Working Paper No. w8602
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 17 Nov 2001 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2023
Peter Arcidiacono, Holger Sieg and Frank A. Sloan
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Duke University - Center for Health Policy, Law and Management
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Do People Value Racial Diversity? Evidence from Nielsen Ratings

Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol. 5, Article 4
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 30 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 25 Feb 2011
Eric M. Aldrich, Peter Arcidiacono and Jacob L. Vigdor
University of California, Santa Cruz, Duke University - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Customer Discrimination, Racial Diversity, Learning

Do People Value Racial Diversity? Evidence from Nielsen Ratings

Posted: 30 Nov 2009
Eric M. Aldrich, Peter Arcidiacono and Jacob L. Vigdor
University of California, Santa Cruz, Duke University - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Customer Discrimination, Racial Diversity, Learning

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Race and College Success: Evidence from Missouri

NBER Working Paper No. w19188
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 29 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2023
Peter Arcidiacono and Cory Koedel
Duke University - Department of Economics and University of Missouri - Economics
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Equilibrium Grade Inflation with Implications for Female Interest in Stem Majors

NBER Working Paper No. w26556
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 16 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2023
Tom Ahn, Peter Arcidiacono, Amy Hopson and James Thomas
Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Duke University - Department of Economics, Duke University and Government of the United States of America - Federal Trade Commission
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Experimentally Validating Welfare Evaluation of School Vouchers: Part I

NBER Working Paper No. w29077
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 26 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2023
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Amazon and University of Rochester - Department of Economics
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Identification and Estimation of Continuous-Time Job Search Models with Preference Shocks

NBER Working Paper No. w30655
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 21 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Duke University - Department of Economics, Bank of Portugal, Duke University - Department of Economics and Amazon.com
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Affirmative Action in Undergraduate Education

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 7, pp. 487-518, 2015
Posted: 07 Aug 2015
Peter Arcidiacono, Michael Lovenheim and Maria Zhu
Duke University - Department of Economics, Cornell University - Department of Policy Analysis and Management and Duke University - Department of Economics

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Practical Methods for Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Choice Models

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 3, pp. 363-394, 2011
Posted: 31 Aug 2011
Peter Arcidiacono and Paul B. Ellickson
Duke University - Department of Economics and University of Rochester - Simon Business School

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