Hakimov, Rustamdjan; Schmacker, Renke; Terrier, Camille - 2023
This paper investigates the role played by self-confidence in college applications. Using incentivized experiments, we … measure the self-confidence of more than 2,000 students applying to colleges in France. The best female students and students …, we show that miscalibrated confidence affects college choice controlling for grades. We then estimate the impact of a …