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Behavioral Economics of Education: Progress and Possibilities

2015; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês

10.2139/ssrn.2568069

1556-5068

Adam Lavecchia, Heidi Liu, Philip Oreopoulos,

Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies

Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Add Paper to My Library Share: Permalink Using these links will ensure access to this page indefinitely Copy URL Behavioral Economics of Education: Progress and Possibilities 92 Pages Posted: 21 Feb 2015 See all articles by Adam LavecchiaAdam LavecchiaMcMaster University; IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsHeidi LiuHarvard UniversityPhilip OreopoulosUniversity of Toronto - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) There are 2 versions of this paper Behavioral Economics of Education: Progress and Possibilities Number of pages: 92 Posted: 21 Feb 2015 You are currently viewing this paper Downloads 62 Behavioral Economics of Education: Progress and Possibilities Number of pages: 91 Posted: 22 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2021 Downloads 60 Abstract Behavioral economics attempts to integrate insights from psychology, neuroscience, and sociology in order to better predict individual outcomes and develop more effective policy. While the field has been successfully applied to many areas, education has, so far, received less attention – a surprising oversight, given the field's key interest in long-run decision-making and the propensity of youth to make poor long-run decisions. In this chapter, we review the emerging literature on the behavioral economics of education. We first develop a general framework for thinking about why youth and their parents might not always take full advantage of education opportunities. We then discuss how these behavioral barriers may be preventing some students from improving their long-run welfare. We evaluate the recent but rapidly growing efforts to develop policies that mitigate these barriers, many of which have been examined in experimental settings. Finally, we discuss future prospects for research in this emerging field. Keywords: behavioral economics of education, present-bias, student motivation JEL Classification: D03, D87, I2, J24 Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation Lavecchia, Adam and Liu, Heidi and Oreopoulos, Philip, Behavioral Economics of Education: Progress and Possibilities. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2568069 Adam Lavecchia (Contact Author) McMaster University ( email ) 1280 Main Street WestHamilton, Ontario L8S 4M4Canada905-525-9140 (Phone) IZA Institute of Labor Economics ( email ) P.O. Box 7240Bonn, D-53072Germany Heidi Liu Harvard University ( email ) Philip Oreopoulos University of Toronto - Department of Economics ( email ) 150 St. George StreetToronto, Ontario M5S 3G7Canada National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) 1050 Massachusetts AvenueCambridge, MA 02138United States Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) 180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1400Toronto, OntarioCanada Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Do you have a job opening that you would like to promote on SSRN? Place job opening Paper statistics Downloads 62 Abstract Views 576 rank 289,498 237 References PlumX Metrics Related eJournals IZA Institute of Labor Economics Discussion Paper Series Follow IZA Institute of Labor Economics Discussion Paper Series Subscribe to this free journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 7,539 PAPERS 14,412 This Journal is curated by: Klaus F. Zimmermann at Global Labor Organization (GLO), Marco Caliendo at University of Potsdam Behavioral & Experimental Economics eJournal Follow Behavioral & Experimental Economics eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 1,002 PAPERS 17,379 This Journal is curated by: Victor Ricciardi at Washington and Lee University Randomized Social Experiments eJournal Follow Randomized Social Experiments eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 492 PAPERS 4,969 This Journal is curated by: David H. Greenberg at University of Maryland Baltimore County, Mark D. Shroder at U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Position given for identification purposes only. The Department of HUD is not responsible for any opinions expressed in this publication. Feedback Feedback to SSRN Feedback (required) Email (required) Submit If you need immediate assistance, call 877-SSRNHelp (877 777 6435) in the United States, or +1 212 448 2500 outside of the United States, 8:30AM to 6:00PM U.S. Eastern, Monday - Friday. Submit a Paper Section 508 Text Only Pages SSRN Quick Links SSRN Solutions Research Paper Series Conference Papers Partners in Publishing Jobs & Announcements Newsletter Sign Up SSRN Rankings Top Papers Top Authors Top Organizations About SSRN SSRN Objectives Network Directors Presidential Letter Announcements Contact us FAQs Copyright Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content. To learn more, visit Cookie Settings. This page was processed by aws-apollo5 in 0.241 seconds