Self-assessment: The role of the social environment

Armin Falk, Fabian Kosse, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch and Florian Zimmermann

Journal of Public Economics, 2023, vol. 223, issue C

Abstract: 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 parents provide few interactive activities.

Keywords: Self-assessment; Randomized intervention; Children; Child development; Socioeconomic status (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 C91 D01 I24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2023.104908

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