Self-assessment: The role of the social environment q

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; Schildberg-Hoerisch, Hannah; Zimmermann, Florian
• 署名单位: University of Bonn; University of Bonn; University of Wurzburg; Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf; Max Planck Society
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2023.104908
• 发表日期: 2023
• 关键词: Self-assessment; Randomized intervention; CHILDREN; child development; Socioeconomic status

摘要

This study presents evidence on the role of the social environment in shaping the accuracy of self -assessment. We introduce a new measurement tool to elicit children's accuracy of self-assessment. We use this tool to show that children from high SES families are more accurate in their self-assessment, compared to children from low SES families. We then exploit exogenous variation of participation in a mentoring program designed to enrich the social environment of children. The mentoring program has a causal positive effect on the accuracy of self-assessments and is most effective for children whose par-ents provide few interactive activities. & COPY; 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.