Who Responds to Voluntary Cognitive Tests in Household Surveys? The Role of Labour Market Status, Respondent Confidence, Motivation and a Culture of Learning in South Africa
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Keywords
education; behavioural economics; survey design; voluntary assessment; numeracy; survey non-response; sample selection bias; respondent confidence; motivation; culture of learning; South Africa;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
- C83 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2011-01-03 (Africa)
- NEP-CBE-2011-01-03 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-LAB-2011-01-03 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-NEU-2011-01-03 (Neuroeconomics)
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