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The impact of mandatory economic education on adolescents' attitudes

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  • Oberrauch, Luis
  • Seeber, Günther

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Various studies have examined how the study of economics affects students’ views on economic phenomena, yet there is little evidence regarding its impact on teenagers. We study the effect of a recent curriculum reform introducing mandatory economic education on teenagers’ attitudes towards economics in Southwest Germany. Our findings reveal that students affected by the reform show, on average, more interest in economics, see money as more important and expect more social responsibility from companies. Conversely, we don't observe differences in attitudes towards competition. Regarding socio-economic characteristics, our data reveal strong gender differences already before adulthood.

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  • Oberrauch, Luis & Seeber, Günther, 2021. "The impact of mandatory economic education on adolescents' attitudes," EconStor Preprints 232586, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:esprep:232586
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    1. Oberrauch, Luis & Kaiser, Tim & Seeber, Günther, 2023. "Measuring economic competence of youth with a short scale," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    2. Kaiser, Tim & Oberrauch, Luis, 2021. "Economic education at the expense of indoctrination? Evidence from Germany," EconStor Preprints 245801, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.

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    Keywords

    Pre-college economic education; economic attitudes; economic competence; gender gap;
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    JEL classification:

    • A21 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Pre-college
    • D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General

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