Giovanni Abbiati
Biographic Data
| ID | 253229 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Giovanni Abbiati |
| GIVEN NAMES | Giovanni |
| FAMILY NAME | Abbiati |
| SIGNATURE | ABBIATI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | FBK-IRVAPP, Italy |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0236-8787 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Like with like” or “do like?” Modeling peer effects in the classroom
Objective The authors discuss the role of peer networks in shaping the decision to enroll at university. Using panel data from Italy, they apply innovative statistical methods to study a sample of students as they complete high school and decide whether or not to attend university. Methods The authors use simultaneous autoregressive (SAR) models to analyze a four‐wave panel database of Italian students. They explore the role of endogenous, exogen…
Experimental Research in Education: An Appraisal of the Italian Experience
This work provides an assessment of the Italian experimental literature in the field of education. We review 25 RCTs completed between 2009 and 2020, analysing their alignment to the CONSORT guidelines. Our findings show that the scientific reporting is on average of good quality; however, there are areas where a significant improvement is needed. We suggest viable solutions, aimed at improving the robustness of experimental research in sociology…
The effects of an information campaign beyond university enrolment: A large-scale field experiment on the choices of high school students
Nudging gender desegregation: A field experiment on the causal effect of information barriers on gender inequalities in higher education
In this article, we propose and test a novel explanation for gender segregation in Higher Education that focuses on the misperceptions of economic returns to fields of study. We frame this explanation within the literature emphasizing the role of gender-stereotypical preferences and occupational plans, and we argue that counselling activities in school can play a crucial role in either reinforcing or countering the weight of these expressive mech…
Information barriers and social stratification in higher education: Evidence From a Field Experiment
Our contribution assesses the role of information barriers for patterns of participation in Higher Education (HE) and the related social inequalities. For this purpose, we developed a large-scale clustered randomised experiment involving over 9,000 high school seniors from 62 Italian schools. We designed a counseling intervention to correct student misperceptions of the profitability of HE, that is, the costs, economic returns and chances of succ…
Social origins, relative risk aversion and track choice: A field experiment on the role of information biases
This study develops and tests the hypothesis that information biases concerning the perceived extent of risk of educational options fuel social inequalities in track choice. In particular, it is argued that low-educated families are more concerned than college-educated families with the risks of dropout in the academic track, even when their children perform well at school. Moreover, they overestimate the risks of low occupational outcomes associ…
Is university education worth the investment? The expectations of upper secondary school seniors and the role of family background
This study assesses students' expectations about the profitability of the investment in university education. We consider Italy as a test case and provide fresh high-quality data on students' expectations concerning the costs, economic returns and chances of success of this investment. These are compared with data on the corresponding actual values. We find that the estimates provided by upper secondary school seniors are highly inaccurate, highl…
Information Barriers, Social Inequality, and Plans for Higher Education: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Our article assesses the role of information barriers for patterns of educational participation and related social inequalities in plans for Higher Education (HE). Using longitudinal data, we investigate student expectations about the profitability of HE, their evolution over time and their correlation with study plans among Italian high school seniors. We find that student believes are highly inaccurate, systematically biased and poorly updated.…
Social origins, relative risk aversion and track choice: A field experiment on the role of information biases
This study develops and tests the hypothesis that information biases concerning the perceived extent of risk of educational options fuel social inequalities in track choice. In particular, it is argued that low-educated families are more concerned than college-educated families with the risks of dropout in the academic track, even when their children perform well at school. Moreover, they overestimate the risks of low occupational outcomes associ…
Is university education worth the investment? The expectations of upper secondary school seniors and the role of family background
This study assesses students' expectations about the profitability of the investment in university education. We consider Italy as a test case and provide fresh high-quality data on students' expectations concerning the costs, economic returns and chances of success of this investment. These are compared with data on the corresponding actual values. We find that the estimates provided by upper secondary school seniors are highly inaccurate, highl…
Information barriers and social stratification in higher education: Evidence From a Field Experiment
Our contribution assesses the role of information barriers for patterns of participation in Higher Education (HE) and the related social inequalities. For this purpose, we developed a large-scale clustered randomised experiment involving over 9,000 high school seniors from 62 Italian schools. We designed a counseling intervention to correct student misperceptions of the profitability of HE, that is, the costs, economic returns and chances of succ…
Nudging gender desegregation: A field experiment on the causal effect of information barriers on gender inequalities in higher education
In this article, we propose and test a novel explanation for gender segregation in Higher Education that focuses on the misperceptions of economic returns to fields of study. We frame this explanation within the literature emphasizing the role of gender-stereotypical preferences and occupational plans, and we argue that counselling activities in school can play a crucial role in either reinforcing or countering the weight of these expressive mech…
Information Barriers, Social Inequality, and Plans for Higher Education: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Our article assesses the role of information barriers for patterns of educational participation and related social inequalities in plans for Higher Education (HE). Using longitudinal data, we investigate student expectations about the profitability of HE, their evolution over time and their correlation with study plans among Italian high school seniors. We find that student believes are highly inaccurate, systematically biased and poorly updated.…
Is university education worth the investment? The expectations of upper secondary school seniors and the role of family background
This study assesses students' expectations about the profitability of the investment in university education. We consider Italy as a test case and provide fresh high-quality data on students' expectations concerning the costs, economic returns and chances of success of this investment. These are compared with data on the corresponding actual values. We find that the estimates provided by upper secondary school seniors are highly inaccurate, highl…
Information Barriers, Social Inequality, and Plans for Higher Education: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Our article assesses the role of information barriers for patterns of educational participation and related social inequalities in plans for Higher Education (HE). Using longitudinal data, we investigate student expectations about the profitability of HE, their evolution over time and their correlation with study plans among Italian high school seniors. We find that student believes are highly inaccurate, systematically biased and poorly updated.…
Nudging gender desegregation: A field experiment on the causal effect of information barriers on gender inequalities in higher education
In this article, we propose and test a novel explanation for gender segregation in Higher Education that focuses on the misperceptions of economic returns to fields of study. We frame this explanation within the literature emphasizing the role of gender-stereotypical preferences and occupational plans, and we argue that counselling activities in school can play a crucial role in either reinforcing or countering the weight of these expressive mech…
Information barriers and social stratification in higher education: Evidence From a Field Experiment
Our contribution assesses the role of information barriers for patterns of participation in Higher Education (HE) and the related social inequalities. For this purpose, we developed a large-scale clustered randomised experiment involving over 9,000 high school seniors from 62 Italian schools. We designed a counseling intervention to correct student misperceptions of the profitability of HE, that is, the costs, economic returns and chances of succ…
Social origins, relative risk aversion and track choice: A field experiment on the role of information biases
This study develops and tests the hypothesis that information biases concerning the perceived extent of risk of educational options fuel social inequalities in track choice. In particular, it is argued that low-educated families are more concerned than college-educated families with the risks of dropout in the academic track, even when their children perform well at school. Moreover, they overestimate the risks of low occupational outcomes associ…
Experimental Research in Education: An Appraisal of the Italian Experience
This work provides an assessment of the Italian experimental literature in the field of education. We review 25 RCTs completed between 2009 and 2020, analysing their alignment to the CONSORT guidelines. Our findings show that the scientific reporting is on average of good quality; however, there are areas where a significant improvement is needed. We suggest viable solutions, aimed at improving the robustness of experimental research in sociology…
The effects of an information campaign beyond university enrolment: A large-scale field experiment on the choices of high school students
Like with like” or “do like?” Modeling peer effects in the classroom
Objective The authors discuss the role of peer networks in shaping the decision to enroll at university. Using panel data from Italy, they apply innovative statistical methods to study a sample of students as they complete high school and decide whether or not to attend university. Methods The authors use simultaneous autoregressive (SAR) models to analyze a four‐wave panel database of Italian students. They explore the role of endogenous, exogen…
Economics (7 works) · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (7 works) · Psychology (5 works) · School Choice and Performance (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Higher education (3 works)