Young, gifted and lazy? The role of ability and labor market prospects in student effort decisions.

Autor/inn/en	Chadi, Adrian; Pinto, Marco de; Schultze, Gabriel
Titel	Young, gifted and lazy? The role of ability and labor market prospects in student effort decisions. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Jung, begabt und faul? Die Rolle von Fähigkeiten und Arbeitsmarktchancen für Entscheidungen über den Studienaufwand von Studenten.
Quelle	In: Economics of education review, (2019) 72, S. 66-79Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2019.04.004
Schlagwörter	Entscheidung; Leistungsmotivation; Begabung; Determinante; Arbeitsaufwand; Arbeitsmarktchance; Berufschance; Studium; Studienverhalten; Studienmotivation; Entscheidungskriterium; Zeitverwendung; Student
Abstract	"This paper examines the decision-making process of students from an economic perspective to understand the determinants of an individual's willingness to provide effort. Our theoretical model predicts that ability and job market prospects are positive determinants. Analyzing a novel dataset on thousands of German students, however, we instead find that ability has a significantly negative effect on effort. It seems that the marginal gain of increasing effort in terms of higher expected income after studying is lower for high-ability students compared to low-ability students. In regard to the second determinant, the evidence rejects a similar argument, according to which great job market prospects may impair student effort. Applying an instrumental variable approach based on official unemployment data on regional labor markets, we can confirm our prediction on the positive role of perceived employment prospects in actual student behavior." (Author's Abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2020/3