Неравенство и образование. Роля на ограничената рационалност и дефектите на самоконтрола

Kanev, Dimitar (2016): Неравенство и образование. Роля на ограничената рационалност и дефектите на самоконтрола. Published in: INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT (2016): pp. 157-165.

Abstract

This report is built on the idea that even with the existence of equal opportunities for investments in education young people will not take full advantage of their educational chances. Especially those from low-income families. The reasons are sought in hyperbolic discounting and focus on the present, stereotypes, herd behavior, paralysis with many options and defects of willpower. There are also solutions that help young people to take full advantage of educational opportunities and to develop their potential, overcome or mitigate behavioral distortions and deviations from rationality.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Inequality and education. The role of bounded rationality and defects of self-control
• Language: Bulgarian
• Keywords: education, bounded rationality, myopia, inertia, herd behavior
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G0 - General > G02 - Behavioral Finance: Underlying Principles; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I22 - Educational Finance ; Financial Aid; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I24 - Education and Inequality; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I25 - Education and Economic Development

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