Behavioral economics of education

Koch, Alexander K.; Nafziger, Julia; Nielsen, Helena Skyt

doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2014.09.005

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“…This literature uses the term "non-cognitive" (or soft) skills as a generic term for a whole set of constructs to differentiate individuals (e.g. Borghans et al, 2008b;Koch et al, 2015) 4 . The most frequently used constructs are either key economic variables, such as preferences for risk and time 5 , or, are borrowed from psychology as, e.g., the Big Five personality inventory (Costa and McCrae, 1992).…”

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“…7 There are a number of overviews of the literature on non-cognitive skills: Koch et al (2015) on behavioral economics of education, Thiel and Thomsen (2013) on models and measurement, Gutman and Schoon (2013) on effects on various outcomes and Brunello and Schlotter (2011) on effects on educational and labor market outcomes. For an early overview focusing on labor market returns see Groves (2005).…”

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On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills – What is being measured and why it matters

Humphries

Kosse

2017

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

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On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills – What is being measured and why it matters

Humphries

Kosse

2017

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

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“…The recent literature on behavioral economics of education emphasizes that adolescents are not well prepared to take educational decisions which are in their long-term interest (Koch et al 2015;Lavecchia et al 2016;Lindahl et al 2014). The existing literature focusses on the question as to whether behavioral barriers prevent students from investing more into education (e.g.…”

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“…Risk aversion, which grows with lower cognitive ability (Dohmen et al 2010), may prevent students from taking risky decisions with high expected returns. Adolescents still learn about their preferences and may have a present bias, thus not taking into account the long-term consequences of the choices they make (Koch et al 2015, Lavecchia et al 2016, Lindahl et al 2014. Choosing a specific vocational track involves the choice between about 300 different training occupations, which requires to find the right match between one's own preferences and labor market opportunities and to undertake the educational investment required to be offered an apprenticeship by a firm.…”

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“…In contrast to various low-intensity information treatments discussed in the recent literature on behavioral economics of education (Koch et al 2015;Lavecchia et al 2016), career guidance policies in Germany provide quite intensive treatments. As our main contribution, we provide first causal evidence on the effect of additional career assistance (ACA), i.e.…”

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Additional Career Assistance and Educational Outcomes for Students in Lower Track Secondary Schools

Fitzenberger¹,

Licklederer

2017

SSRN Journal

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Die Dis cus si on Pape rs die nen einer mög lichst schnel len Ver brei tung von neue ren For schungs arbei ten des ZEW. Die Bei trä ge lie gen in allei ni ger Ver ant wor tung der Auto ren und stel len nicht not wen di ger wei se die Mei nung des ZEW dar.Dis cus si on Papers are inten ded to make results of ZEW research prompt ly avai la ble to other eco no mists in order to encou ra ge dis cus si on and sug gesti ons for revi si ons. The aut hors are sole ly respon si ble for the con tents which do not neces sa ri ly repre sent the opi ni on of the ZEW. Additional Career Assistance and Educational Outcomes for Students in Lower Track Secondary SchoolsBernd Fitzenberger * , Stefanie Licklederer * * August 2017Abstract: Based on local policy variation, this paper estimates the causal effect of additional career assistance on educational outcomes for students in Lower Track Secondary Schools in Germany. We find mostly insignificant effects of the treatment on average outcomes, which mask quite heterogeneous effects. For those students, who are taking extra coursework to continue education, the grade point average is unaffected and the likelihood of completing a Middle Track Secondary School degree falls. In contrast, educational outcomes improve for students who do not take extra coursework. Hence, the treatment causes a reversal of educational plans after graduation. Keywords

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Importance of weather monitoring for agricultural decision‐making – an exploratory behavioral study for Oklahoma Mesonet

Ziolkowska

Zubillaga

2018

J Sci Food Agric

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Behavioral economics of education

Cited by 153 publications

References 105 publications

On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills – What is being measured and why it matters

On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills – What is being measured and why it matters

Additional Career Assistance and Educational Outcomes for Students in Lower Track Secondary Schools

Importance of weather monitoring for agricultural decision‐making – an exploratory behavioral study for Oklahoma Mesonet

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