Self-control problems are a major explanation of dropout decisions despite high returns to schooling¶
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q2 i? Dropout appears suboptimal given large returns, and the review attributes it largely to adolescent self-control problems. → Alexander Koch 2015
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Alexander Koch 2015¶
Alexander Koch, Julia Nafziger, Helena Skyt Nielsen. (2015). Behavioral economics of education. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 115 (2015) 3–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2014.09.005
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The review reports Oreopoulos' (2007) analysis of compulsory schooling laws in the US, Canada and the UK, finding lifetime wealth increases by 15% with another year of compulsory schooling; he 'suggests that a major explanation of drop-out decisions are self-control problems faced by adolescents'.
"Oreopoulos (2007) discusses that it is unlikely that "high-school aversion" is able to explain drop out decisions and he suggests that a major explanation of drop-out decisions are self-control problems faced by adolescents."
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Related Claims¶
- Adolescents classified as impatient are more likely to drop out of high school even when they state an intention to finish — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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Self-control problems are a major explanation of dropout decisions despite high returns to schooling |
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Self-control problems are a major explanation of dropout decisions despite high returns to schooling |
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