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Confidence and college admission: Evidence from a randomised intervention
08 February 2024, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
Join this event to hear Camille Terrier discuss the role played by self-confidence in college applications.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities
Location
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IFS7 Ridgmount StreetLondonWC1E 7AE
Camille's research measured the self-confidence of more than 2,000 students applying to colleges in France. The best female students and students from low socioeconomic status (low-SES) significantly underestimate their rank in the grade distribution compared to male and high-SES students.
Her research will discuss how confidence is an important behavioural consideration for the design of college admission markets.
This event will be particularly useful for researchers, schools, teachers and policymakers.
Please note this is a hybrid event and can be joined either in-person or online.
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About the Speaker
Dr Camille Terrier
Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London
Her research, in the economics of education, sheds light on the determinants of inequalities in academic success (social and gender inequalities), and on effective solutions to combat these inequalities.
Her research covers a wide range of topics, often at the intersection of market design and economics of education. Her recent work looks at gender biases in teacher evaluations, the unequal distribution of experienced teachers between schools, the role played by confidence in college applications, the (often strategic) choices of schools by parents, and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on students' non-cognitive skills.