Adolescents classified as impatient are more likely to drop out of high school even when they state an intention to finish¶

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q2 i? Adolescents classified by a surveyor as impatient are more likely to drop out of high school even if they stated an intention to finish, behavior the review says is difficult to reconcile with the human capital investment framework. → Adam M. Lavecchia 2014

Evidence¶

Adam M. Lavecchia 2014¶

Adam M. Lavecchia, Heidi Liu, and Philip Oreopoulos. (2014). Behavioral Economics of Education: Progress and Possibilities. NBER Working Paper No. 20609. http://www.nber.org/papers/w20609

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The review reports, citing Cadena and Keys (forthcoming), that surveyor-classified impatience predicts dropout despite stated intentions to finish; no effect size is printed. The review attributes this to present bias or the salience of an immediate distaste for school.

"Present bias may be at play, as suggested by Cadena and Keys (forthcoming), who find that adolescents classified by a surveyor as “impatient” are more likely to dropout, even if they stated an intention to finish."

Discussion¶

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• Self-control problems are a major explanation of dropout decisions despite high returns to schooling — a broader claim this one bears on