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Confidence and college admission: Evidence from a randomised intervention

08 February 2024, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm

Students sit for exams at the desks in the classroom. Image: mnirat / Adobe Stock.

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

Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities

Location

IFS
7 Ridgmount Street
London
WC1E 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.