Overview
Project status: In progress
The birthdate effect describes the phenomenon where children born just after the school entry cut-off date are more successful in life than those born just before. This project will study why these children make very different life choices, those born just after the cut-off date are expected to take greater risks and have higher self esteem.
Primary Field of Research: 1402 APPLIED ECONOMICS
- Grantor
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Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher
- Amount
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- 2012: $125,000
- 2013: $125,000
- 2014: $125,000
Total: $375,000
- Research leader
- Organisational unit
- Lead unit School of Economics and Finance Other units
- Keywords
- peer effects, experimental economics, regression over discontinuity
Dr Lionel Page
