We provide a developmental perspective on two related issues:(a) why traditional
preventative school-based interventions work reasonably well for children but less so for …

In recent years, there has been widespread excitement around the potential for technology
to transform learning. As investments in education technology continue to grow, students …

We show that the vast majority of young married men in Saudi Arabia privately support
women working outside the home (WWOH) and substantially underestimate support by …

This chapter provides new evidence on educational inequality and reviews the literature on
the causes and consequences of unequal education. We document large achievement gaps …

Social norms, usually persistent, can change quickly when new public information arrives,
such as a surprising election outcome. People may become more inclined to express views …

How can we change social norms, the standards describing typical or desirable behavior?
Because individuals' perceptions of norms guide their personal behavior, influencing these …

Can we nudge children, adolescents and their parents to make better decisions on
education? And can we nudge teachers to support and encourage better decision making …

Do single women avoid career-enhancing actions because these actions signal undesirable
traits, like ambition, to the marriage market? While married and unmarried female MBA …

We study whether social media can amplify antiminority sentiment with a focus on Donald
Trump's political rise. Using an instrumental variable strategy based on Twitter's early …

Many people care about how they are perceived by those around them. Several recent field
experiments in economics have found that such social image concerns can have powerful …