Chapter 2
Behavioral economics and nudging in education: evidence from the field
Mette Trier Damgaard, and Helena Skyt Nielsen
Department of Economics and Business Economics, Fuglesangs Allé 4, DK8210 Aarhus V, Denmark
Abstract
Education decisions are taken at young ages and involve immediate costs and future benefits. In such settings, a number of behavioral barriers likely influence choices and provide an argument for behaviorally motivated nudging interventions. In this survey chapter, we first summarize existing knowledge about how students, parents and teachers are affected by behavioral barriers: self-control problems, cognitive and attentional limitations, loss aversion, default bias, social preferences, and biased beliefs. ...
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