Improving Educational Outcomes: Analyses of Interventions and Public Opinion

Katharina Wedel

in ifo Beiträge zur Wirtschaftsforschung from ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich

Abstract: The dissertation consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of the economics of education. Chapter 2 sheds light on the interaction of two inputs into the education production function: instruction time and teacher qualifications. The results show that teacher qualifications play a moderating role for the effect of instruction time on student achievement. Chapter 3 examines dropout from a mentoring program designed to help disadvantaged adolescents and analyzes a program agency’s cost-benefit trade-offs in the decision to target additional interventions to prevent dropout. Chapter 4 investigates public opinion towards targeted financial support and the role of external circumstances compared to own effort for (educational) success. This chapter shows how information on the differences in academic-track attendance by parental background in Germany increases the perception that external circumstances determine educational success, as well as private donations to charities but does not affect demand for redistributive education spending. Finally, chapter 5 studies the consequences of technological change on individuals’ labor-market expectations and their intentions to participate in further training. Experimental results show that information about the automatability of one’s occupation affects labor-market expectations and increases the likelihood to participate in further training and retraining.

Keywords: Bildungsniveau; Künstliche Intelligenz; Qualifikation; Lehrkräfte; Arbeitsmarkt (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 C53 D63 D64 H11 H52 I21 I24 I25 J24 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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