Tag
belief_formation
2 findings
Behaviour & psychologyPerceived Marginal Product of EffortRaising perceived effort productivity caused treated students to be 8.5 percentage points more likely in Sample A (p < 0.01) and 12.9 percentage points more likely in Sample B (p < 0.01) to consistently choose challenging, high-reward tasks across all five rounds compared to control baseline rates of 25% and 17%.RCTLabour & employmentStigma Beliefs and Pecuniary Expectations DecouplingStigma salience information significantly increased the belief that society looks down on entry-level jobs (+0.10 points, p < 0.01) and decreased expected family pride (-0.15 points, p < 0.10), while producing zero statistically significant change in expected starting salary (+57 EGP/month, p = 0.27) or 5-year expected salary (-92 EGP/month, p = 0.46).RCT