Autori: Filippin, Antonio, De Paola, Maria
Titolo: Higher Education Enrollment: the Role of Information and Stereotypes
Periodico: Politica economica
Anno: 2023 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 187 - Pagina finale: 220

This paper explores the potential misperception of costs and benefits associated with tertiary education, influencing decisions to pursue higher education and field selection. These choices hold significant socio-economic and gender connotations, prompting an exploration of potential reasons for suboptimal choices and a discussion on the disparities observed at the group level. We present empirical evidence on the determinants of higher education (HE) enrollment and field of study choice, considering factors that might contribute to a misperception of costs and benefits. We also examine, using INVALSI data on the universe of Italian students attending the last year of upper secondary school, the influence of teachers in shaping students’ choices through the grading process. More precisely we analyze whether teachers grade less generously students coming from a weaker socio-economic background and females. Lastly, we explore the positive impact of information provision interventions on educational decision-making




SICI: 1120-9496(2023)2<187:HEETRO>2.0.ZU;2-V
Testo completo: https://www.rivisteweb.it/download/article/10.1429/115444
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