Promises and Limitations of Nudging in Education
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Keywords
behavioral economics of education; nudge; shove;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2020-10-19 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-LMA-2020-10-19 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
- NEP-URE-2020-10-19 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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