Motivation, resources and the organization of the school system

Albornoz, Facundo; Berlinski, Samuel; Cabrales, Antonio

Abstract

This paper studies a model where student effort and talent interact with parental and teachers' investments, as well as with school system resources. The model is rich, yet sufficiently stylized to provide novel implications. It can show, for example, that an improvement in parental outside options will reduce parental and school effort, which are partially compensated through school resources. In this way, by incorporating the behavioral responses of parents, teachers and policymakers, the paper provides a rationale for the existing ambiguous empirical evidence on the effect of school resources. The paper also provides a novel microfoundation for peer effects, with empirical implications for welfare and different education policies.

Citation

Albornoz, F., Berlinski, S., & Cabrales, A. (2017). Motivation, resources and the organization of the school system. Journal of European Economic Association, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvx001

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 4, 2016
• Publication Date: Mar 10, 2017
• Deposit Date: Sep 6, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 10, 2017
• Journal: Journal of the European Economic Association
• Electronic ISSN: 1542-4766
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 1
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvx001
• Keywords: Education, Incentives, School resources, Parental involvement, School sorting, Peer effects
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/849828
• Publisher URL: https://academic.oup.com/jeea/article/16/1/199/3065528