Arbeitspapier
Self-assessment: The role of the social environment
This study presents descriptive and causal evidence on the role of the social environment in shaping the accuracy of self-assessment. We introduce a novel incentivized measurement tool to measure the accuracy of self-assessment among children and use this tool to show that children from high socioeconomic status (SES) families are more accurate in their self-assessment, compared to children from low SES families. To move beyond correlational evidence, we then exploit the exogenous variation of participation in a mentoring program designed to enrich the social environment of children. We document that the mentoring program has a causal positive effect on the accuracy of children's self-assessment. Finally, we show that the mentoring program is most effective for children whose parents provide few social and interactive activities for their children.
- ISBN
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978-3-86304-338-4
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: DICE Discussion Paper ; No. 339
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions
Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Individual
Education and Inequality
- Thema
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Self-Assessment
Beliefs
Experiments
Randomized Intervention
Children
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Falk, Armin
Kosse, Fabian
Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah
Zimmermann, Florian
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
- (wo)
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Düsseldorf
- (wann)
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2020
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
Datenpartner
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Falk, Armin
- Kosse, Fabian
- Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah
- Zimmermann, Florian
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
Entstanden
- 2020
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