Môi trường trường học và sở thích rủi ro: Bằng chứng từ thí nghiệm

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Catherine C. Eckel1, Philip J. Grossman2, Cathleen A. Johnson3, Angela C. M. de Oliveira4, Christian Rojas5, Rick K. Wilson6
1Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
2Monash University, Clayton, Australia
3Academic Program Division, BASIS Educational Group, Tucson, USA
4University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, USA
5University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, USA
6Rice University, Houston, USA

Tóm tắt

Thông qua một thí nghiệm thực địa với học sinh trung học, chúng tôi đánh giá sự phát triển của sở thích về rủi ro. Việc xem xét ảnh hưởng của các đặc điểm trường học đến sự phát triển sở thích cho thấy cả tác động từ bạn bè lẫn tác động từ chất lượng. Đối với tác động từ bạn bè, những cá nhân tại các trường có tỷ lệ học sinh nhận bữa ăn miễn phí hoặc giảm giá cao hơn (do đó có tỷ lệ bạn bè có thu nhập thấp cao hơn để tương tác) sẽ có xu hướng chấp nhận rủi ro thấp hơn một cách đáng kể. Đối với tác động từ chất lượng, những cá nhân tại các trường có quy mô lớp học nhỏ hơn và tỷ lệ giáo viên có bằng cấp cao hơn sẽ có mức độ chấp nhận rủi ro cao hơn, nhưng vẫn ở mức độ vừa phải. Chúng tôi cũng thảo luận thêm về các lý thuyết phát triển kinh tế, nhận thức và cảm xúc liên quan đến sở thích rủi ro. Dữ liệu cho thấy các mẫu hình liên quan đến nhân khẩu học: trung bình, các cô gái có xu hướng chấp nhận rủi ro thấp hơn, trong khi những người cao hơn và không phải người da trắng có xu hướng chấp nhận rủi ro cao hơn.

Từ khóa

#sở thích rủi ro #môi trường học đường #tác động bạn bè #tác động chất lượng #phát triển kinh tế

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