The Evolution of Belief Ambiguity During the Process of High School Choice
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1 The Evolution of Belief Ambiguity During the Process of High School Choice Pamela Giustinelli University of Michigan Nicola Pavoni Bocconi University, IFS, CEPR Human Capital and Inequality Conference, December 2015 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 1
2 Introduction I Human capital is fundamental for a wide range of outcomes including skill-mismatch and inequality Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 2
3 Introduction I Human capital is fundamental for a wide range of outcomes including skill-mismatch and inequality Key stages of the HC accumulation process occur between early childhood and young adulthood Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 2
4 Introduction I Human capital is fundamental for a wide range of outcomes including skill-mismatch and inequality Key stages of the HC accumulation process occur between early childhood and young adulthood Early schooling and career choices are subject to uncertainty Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 2
5 Introduction I Human capital is fundamental for a wide range of outcomes including skill-mismatch and inequality Key stages of the HC accumulation process occur between early childhood and young adulthood Early schooling and career choices are subject to uncertainty Expectations are fundamental to schooling decisions Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 2
6 Introduction II (Rational) decision-theory literature has 4 levels of knowledge Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 3
7 Introduction II (Rational) decision-theory literature has 4 levels of knowledge 1 Pure Risk Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 3
8 Introduction II (Rational) decision-theory literature has 4 levels of knowledge 1 Pure Risk 2 Simple Uncertainty Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 3
9 Introduction II (Rational) decision-theory literature has 4 levels of knowledge 1 Pure Risk 2 Simple Uncertainty 3 Ambiguous Uncertainty Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 3
10 Introduction II (Rational) decision-theory literature has 4 levels of knowledge 1 Pure Risk 2 Simple Uncertainty 3 Ambiguous Uncertainty 4 Limited Awareness Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 3
11 Introduction II (Rational) decision-theory literature has 4 levels of knowledge 1 Pure Risk 2 Simple Uncertainty 3 Ambiguous Uncertainty 4 Limited Awareness Education choice mainly involves the last three levels Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 3
12 Introduction II (Rational) decision-theory literature has 4 levels of knowledge 1 Pure Risk 2 Simple Uncertainty 3 Ambiguous Uncertainty 4 Limited Awareness Education choice mainly involves the last three levels We study children s belief about the likelihood of obtaining a high school diploma in the regular time Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 3
13 Introduction II (Rational) decision-theory literature has 4 levels of knowledge 1 Pure Risk 2 Simple Uncertainty 3 Ambiguous Uncertainty 4 Limited Awareness Education choice mainly involves the last three levels We study children s belief about the likelihood of obtaining a high school diploma in the regular time We focus on Ambiguity and its evolution during the months before pre-enrolment into high school Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 3
14 State of the Art Eliciting subjective beliefs and schooling: A growing literature (e.g., see Giustinelli and Manski (2015) for a review) Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 4
15 State of the Art Eliciting subjective beliefs and schooling: A growing literature (e.g., see Giustinelli and Manski (2015) for a review) Stress usefulness of information of non chosen alternatives Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 4
16 State of the Art Eliciting subjective beliefs and schooling: A growing literature (e.g., see Giustinelli and Manski (2015) for a review) Stress usefulness of information of non chosen alternatives Learning with subjective (point) beliefs and schooling: Stinebrickner & Stinebrickner (12-14), Wiswall & Zafar (15) Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 4
17 State of the Art Eliciting subjective beliefs and schooling: A growing literature (e.g., see Giustinelli and Manski (2015) for a review) Stress usefulness of information of non chosen alternatives Learning with subjective (point) beliefs and schooling: Stinebrickner & Stinebrickner (12-14), Wiswall & Zafar (15) We have direct measures of confidence around (point) beliefs Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 4
18 State of the Art Eliciting subjective beliefs and schooling: A growing literature (e.g., see Giustinelli and Manski (2015) for a review) Stress usefulness of information of non chosen alternatives Learning with subjective (point) beliefs and schooling: Stinebrickner & Stinebrickner (12-14), Wiswall & Zafar (15) We have direct measures of confidence around (point) beliefs We study beliefs ambiguity updating. Consensus on theory: Marinacci (02) and Epstein & Schneider (03-07) Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 4
19 State of the Art Eliciting subjective beliefs and schooling: A growing literature (e.g., see Giustinelli and Manski (2015) for a review) Stress usefulness of information of non chosen alternatives Learning with subjective (point) beliefs and schooling: Stinebrickner & Stinebrickner (12-14), Wiswall & Zafar (15) We have direct measures of confidence around (point) beliefs We study beliefs ambiguity updating. Consensus on theory: Marinacci (02) and Epstein & Schneider (03-07) (Static) Awareness measures and schooling: Dawes & Brown (02) and Hoxby & Avery (12) Scheider et al. (00) and Neild (05) Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 4
20 State of the Art Eliciting subjective beliefs and schooling: A growing literature (e.g., see Giustinelli and Manski (2015) for a review) Stress usefulness of information of non chosen alternatives Learning with subjective (point) beliefs and schooling: Stinebrickner & Stinebrickner (12-14), Wiswall & Zafar (15) We have direct measures of confidence around (point) beliefs We study beliefs ambiguity updating. Consensus on theory: Marinacci (02) and Epstein & Schneider (03-07) (Static) Awareness measures and schooling: Dawes & Brown (02) and Hoxby & Avery (12) Scheider et al. (00) and Neild (05) We document the evolution of Awareness Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 4
21 The Study Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 5
22 Study Overview I Study: In Vicenza, Italy, between Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 Population: 8th graders enrolled in any public junior high school of the Vicenza Municipality in Fall of 2011 and parents Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 6
23 Study Overview I Study: In Vicenza, Italy, between Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 Population: 8th graders enrolled in any public junior high school of the Vicenza Municipality in Fall of 2011 and parents Timeline of data collection Before pre-enrollment, taken as the main decision Wave 1: mid October 2011 Wave 2: mid December 2011 Wave 3: mid February 2012 Pre-enrollment deadline: February 20th 2012 After pre-enrollment Wave 4: early April 2012 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 6
24 Study Overview II Schools Sample: 10 out of 11 agreed to participate ( 900) Families Sample: 649 students and 619 parents returned a fully or partially completed questionnaire in wave 1 ( 70%) Survey Mode: Paper and pencil; min to complete; self-administered at home, but with introduction of the study and warm-up expectation question in school for the children Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 7
25 Track Sub-Track (or Curriculum) General Art General Humanities General Languages General Mathematics & Science General Music & Choral General Learning and Social Sciences Technical Economic Sector Technical Technology Sector Vocational Services Vocational Industry & Crafts Vocational Professional Training Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 8
26 Our Measures Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 9
27 Eliciting Awareness about Choice Alternatives Question: What high school curricula do you know or have you heard the name of? Please mark one. I know it I have heard the name only I have never heard of it Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 10
28 Eliciting Awareness about Choice Alternatives Question: What high school curricula do you know or have you heard the name of? Please mark one. I know it I have heard the name only I have never heard of it Proposed interpretation: I have never heard of = Unawareness about existence of K I have heard the name only = Awareness about existence of K, but limited knowledge about characteristics of K I know = Awareness about existence of K and refined knowledge about characteristics of K Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 10
29 Children s Awareness in Wave 1 % Know Heard of Never heard of Aggregate Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 11
30 Predictors of Children s Awareness in Wave 1 Mean Linear Regression of N of Alternatives Child Predictors Know + Heard of Know female foreign born (0.1836) (0.3252) lives with both parents (0.3129) mom college+ degree mom has HS degree has stay-home mom (0.2955) (0.2496) (0.2212) has blue-collar dad (0.2190) n of older siblings (0.1251) 7th-grade GPA (0.1087) (0.1850) (0.3259) (0.3126) (0.2951) (0.2493) (0.2215) (0.2196) (0.1250) (0.1105) N alt. discussed/thought (0.0633) constant (0.8692) (0.8697) (0.2685) (0.4754) (0.4575) (0.4320) (0.3649) (0.3235) (0.3202) (0.1829) (0.1589) (1.2708) (0.2687) (0.4735) (0.4541) (0.4287) (0.3622) (0.3218) (0.3190) (0.1816) (0.1605) (0.0920) (1.2634) Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 12
31 Eliciting Point Beliefs and Ambiguity Question: For each type of school below, what do you think would be the chances between 0 and 100 that you would obtain passing grades or higher in all subjects and would graduate in time, if you were to enroll in it? Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 13
32 Eliciting Point Beliefs and Ambiguity Question: For each type of school below, what do you think would be the chances between 0 and 100 that you would obtain passing grades or higher in all subjects and would graduate in time, if you were to enroll in it? Curriculum Chances How sure are you out of 100 about your answer? I am sure about my answer I am not sure about my answer (Curriculum name) MIN chances:... MAX chances:... I have no idea about the chances Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 13
33 Eliciting Point Beliefs and Ambiguity Question: For each type of school below, what do you think would be the chances between 0 and 100 that you would obtain passing grades or higher in all subjects and would graduate in time, if you were to enroll in it? Curriculum Chances How sure are you out of 100 about your answer? I am sure about my answer I am not sure about my answer (Curriculum name) MIN chances:... MAX chances:... I have no idea about the chances Proposed interpretation: I have no idea about the chances = maximal ambiguity I am unsure about my answer = positive ambiguity I am sure about my answer = absence of ambiguity Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 13
34 Children s Point Belief in Wave 1 Point Probabilities of Passing all Exams.10Q.25Q.50Q.75Q.90Q Mean Std.Dev. Gen. Human Gen. Lang Gen. Math&Sc Gen. ArtMusic Gen. SocSc Tech. Eco Tech. Tech Voc. Serv Voc. Ind&Craf Voc. Profess N in ; missing in % Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 14
35 Mean Linear Regression of Child s Point Belief of Passing Curriculum: Gen Gen Gen Gen Gen Tech Tech Voc Voc Voc Predictors Hum Math Lang Art/Music Soc Sci Econ Sect Tech Sect Serv Ind Prof Train female (2.7720) foreign born (4.8489) (2.4960) (4.4376) (2.6728) (4.5667) (3.0062) (5.1581) (2.6503) (4.6343) (2.7195) (4.9311) (2.7718) (4.8662) (3.0550) (5.4390) (3.0684) (5.4535) (3.2783) (5.7644) lives with both parents (4.6332) (4.2318) (4.3869) (4.8635) (4.4464) (4.6611) (4.7026) (5.1645) (5.2192) (5.5113) mom has college+ degree (4.4053) mom has HS degree (3.7006) (4.0281) (3.3834) (4.1667) (3.4934) (4.5835) (3.9223) (4.1841) (3.5274) (4.4138) (3.7227) (4.5043) (3.7532) (4.9789) (4.1605) (4.9811) (4.1982) (5.2213) (4.3967) has stay-home mom (3.2693) has blue-collar dad (3.2341) n of older siblings (1.8564) 7th-grade GPA/grade (1.6712) curr. thought on own or (3.6849) (2.9982) (3.0023) (1.6922) (1.5810) (2.9284) (3.0819) (3.0554) (1.7566) (1.5432) (3.0714) (3.4898) (3.3815) (1.9566) (1.4753) (3.8090) (3.1306) (3.1054) (1.7771) (1.5504) (3.7355) (3.2838) (3.2552) (1.8520) (1.6120) (4.0068) (3.3220) (3.3108) (1.8733) (1.6284) (3.4990) (3.6509) (3.6303) (2.0637) (1.8317) (4.9127) (3.6848) (3.6653) (2.0823) (1.8264) (8.3690) (3.9093) (3.8758) (2.2013) (1.9683) (7.7627) discussed before wave 1 knows curriculum (7.9463) heard of curriculum (8.0366) constant ( ) (8.5375) (8.8967) ( ) (8.0118) (8.1342) ( ) (4.2777) (3.8084) ( ) (4.0534) (3.8904) ( ) (4.2908) (4.1670) ( ) (4.4875) (4.4494) ( ) (4.3254) (3.8583) ( ) (4.5848) (3.3539) ( ) (4.5194) (3.9126) ( )
36 Children s Ambiguity in Wave 1 % Sure Unsure No Idea of Aggregate Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 15
37 Predictors of Ambiguity in Wave 1: Poisson Regression Predictors No Idea + Unsure No Idea female (0.0696) (0.0701) (0.0941) foreign born lives with both parents (0.1138) (0.1063) mom college+ degree (0.1138) mom has HS degree (0.0984) has stay-home mom (0.0876) has blue-collar dad (0.0839) n of older siblings (0.0468) 7th-grade GPA N alt. discussed/thought (0.0412) (0.0245) (0.1164) (0.1063) (0.1152) (0.0994) (0.0878) (0.0839) (0.0466) (0.0412) (0.0246) N alt. aware of constant (0.3274) (0.0176) (0.3547) (0.1525) (0.1356) (0.1421) (0.1230) (0.1128) (0.1102) (0.0619) (0.0552) (0.0372) (0.4316) (0.0946) (0.1557) (0.1354) (0.1441) (0.1247) (0.1131) (0.1102) (0.0614) (0.0552) (0.0371) (0.0231) (0.4639) Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 16
38 Conceptual Framework Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 17
39 Subjective Beliefs and Ambiguity 1. Consider the following two bets Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 18
40 Subjective Beliefs and Ambiguity 1. Consider the following two bets Bet C: Bet on the flip of a coin (you have in your pocket): If T you gain $100 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 18
41 Subjective Beliefs and Ambiguity 1. Consider the following two bets Bet C: Bet on the flip of a coin (you have in your pocket): If T you gain $100 Bet H: Bet on a two horses (A & B) race (you watch on TV): If horse A wins you get $100 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 18
42 Subjective Beliefs and Ambiguity 1. Consider the following two bets Bet C: Bet on the flip of a coin (you have in your pocket): If T you gain $100 Bet H: Bet on a two horses (A & B) race (you watch on TV): If horse A wins you get $100 Christmas Present: Which one you prefer? Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 18
43 Subjective Beliefs and Ambiguity 1. Consider the following two bets Bet C: Bet on the flip of a coin (you have in your pocket): If T you gain $100 Bet H: Bet on a two horses (A & B) race (you watch on TV): If horse A wins you get $100 Christmas Present: Which one you prefer? 2. Consider now the following two bets Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 18
44 Subjective Beliefs and Ambiguity 1. Consider the following two bets Bet C: Bet on the flip of a coin (you have in your pocket): If T you gain $100 Bet H: Bet on a two horses (A & B) race (you watch on TV): If horse A wins you get $100 Christmas Present: Which one you prefer? 2. Consider now the following two bets Bet C: Bet on the coin flip (again, it is yours): If T you gain $100 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 18
45 Subjective Beliefs and Ambiguity 1. Consider the following two bets Bet C: Bet on the flip of a coin (you have in your pocket): If T you gain $100 Bet H: Bet on a two horses (A & B) race (you watch on TV): If horse A wins you get $100 Christmas Present: Which one you prefer? 2. Consider now the following two bets Bet C: Bet on the coin flip (again, it is yours): If T you gain $100 Bet H: Bet on the horse race (same as above): If horse B wins you get $100 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 18
46 Subjective Beliefs and Ambiguity 1. Consider the following two bets Bet C: Bet on the flip of a coin (you have in your pocket): If T you gain $100 Bet H: Bet on a two horses (A & B) race (you watch on TV): If horse A wins you get $100 Christmas Present: Which one you prefer? 2. Consider now the following two bets Bet C: Bet on the coin flip (again, it is yours): If T you gain $100 Bet H: Bet on the horse race (same as above): If horse B wins you get $100 Which one you prefer now? Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 18
47 Subjective Beliefs and Ambiguity 1. Consider the following two bets Bet C: Bet on the flip of a coin (you have in your pocket): If T you gain $100 Bet H: Bet on a two horses (A & B) race (you watch on TV): If horse A wins you get $100 Christmas Present: Which one you prefer? 2. Consider now the following two bets Bet C: Bet on the coin flip (again, it is yours): If T you gain $100 Bet H: Bet on the horse race (same as above): If horse B wins you get $100 Which one you prefer now? In experiments people often choose bet C in both cases 1. & 2. Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 18
48 Subjective Beliefs (Finite) set of possible states of nature: Ω Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 19
49 Subjective Beliefs (Finite) set of possible states of nature: Ω A probability model is a distribution m over Ω Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 19
50 Subjective Beliefs (Finite) set of possible states of nature: Ω A probability model is a distribution m over Ω Two types of states Ω = Ω 1 Ω 2 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 19
51 Subjective Beliefs (Finite) set of possible states of nature: Ω A probability model is a distribution m over Ω Two types of states Ω = Ω 1 Ω 2 Schooling-related states ω 1 = (ω 1 1,..., ωk 1,..., ωn 1 ), ωk 1 {0, 1} Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 19
52 Subjective Beliefs (Finite) set of possible states of nature: Ω A probability model is a distribution m over Ω Two types of states Ω = Ω 1 Ω 2 Schooling-related states ω 1 = (ω1 1,..., ωk 1,..., ωn 1 ), ωk 1 {0, 1} = 1 means the children passes all exams of curriculum k ω k 1 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 19
53 Subjective Beliefs (Finite) set of possible states of nature: Ω A probability model is a distribution m over Ω Two types of states Ω = Ω 1 Ω 2 Schooling-related states ω 1 = (ω1 1,..., ωk 1,..., ωn 1 ), ωk 1 {0, 1} = 1 means the children passes all exams of curriculum k ω k 1 Choosing curriculum k makes state ω k 1 relevant for payoffs Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 19
54 Subjective Beliefs (Finite) set of possible states of nature: Ω A probability model is a distribution m over Ω Two types of states Ω = Ω 1 Ω 2 Schooling-related states ω 1 = (ω1 1,..., ωk 1,..., ωn 1 ), ωk 1 {0, 1} = 1 means the children passes all exams of curriculum k ω k 1 Choosing curriculum k makes state ω k 1 relevant for payoffs Let C k := {ω Ω : ω k 1 = 1} Prior probability: π k 0 := m(c k ). Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 19
55 Evolution of Beliefs Events prior to enrollment are in Ω 2 (informative signals) Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 20
56 Evolution of Beliefs Events prior to enrollment are in Ω 2 (informative signals) School faculty and programs have chosen/designed T Ω Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 20
57 Evolution of Beliefs Events prior to enrollment are in Ω 2 (informative signals) School faculty and programs have chosen/designed T Ω Learning target: π k (T ) := m(c k T ) m(t ) = m(c k T ). Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 20
58 Evolution of Beliefs Events prior to enrollment are in Ω 2 (informative signals) School faculty and programs have chosen/designed T Ω Learning target: π k (T ) := m(c k T ) m(t ) = m(c k T ). In wave t = 1, 2, 3 child i gets information I i t Ω Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 20
59 Evolution of Beliefs Events prior to enrollment are in Ω 2 (informative signals) School faculty and programs have chosen/designed T Ω Learning target: π k (T ) := m(c k T ) m(t ) = m(c k T ). In wave t = 1, 2, 3 child i gets information I i t Ω Child i posterior belief π k t (I i t) = m(c k I i t). Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 20
60 Evolution of Beliefs Events prior to enrollment are in Ω 2 (informative signals) School faculty and programs have chosen/designed T Ω Learning target: π k (T ) := m(c k T ) m(t ) = m(c k T ). In wave t = 1, 2, 3 child i gets information I i t Ω Child i posterior belief π k t (I i t) = m(c k I i t). Learning assumption: for all i, T I i 3 Ii 2 Ii 1 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 20
61 Ambiguity The children holds a set M of probability models Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 21
62 Ambiguity The children holds a set M of probability models Recall C k, now for each model m M we have a prior π k,m 0 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 21
63 Ambiguity The children holds a set M of probability models Recall C k, now for each model m M we have a prior π k,m 0 Useful objects are: the max, the min and the range: π k 0 := max m M πk,m 0, π k 0 := min m M πk,m 0, and R k 0 := π k 0 π k 0. Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 21
64 Ambiguity The children holds a set M of probability models Recall C k, now for each model m M we have a prior π k,m 0 Useful objects are: the max, the min and the range: π k 0 := max m M πk,m 0, π k 0 := min m M πk,m 0, and R k 0 := π k 0 π k 0. R k 0 is a measure of model uncertainty or ambiguity Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 21
65 Ambiguity The children holds a set M of probability models Recall C k, now for each model m M we have a prior π k,m 0 Useful objects are: the max, the min and the range: π k 0 := max m M πk,m 0, π k 0 := min m M πk,m 0, and R k 0 := π k 0 π k 0. R k 0 is a measure of model uncertainty or ambiguity Note that it is an individual measure Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 21
66 Learning under Ambiguity? As usual. If we want to keep time consistency, we need Bayesian updating model-by-model (Epstein and Schneider, 2003): for each I t, and m M, π k,m t (I t ) = m(c k I t ). Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 22
67 Learning under Ambiguity? As usual. If we want to keep time consistency, we need Bayesian updating model-by-model (Epstein and Schneider, 2003): for each I t, and m M, π k,m t (I t ) = m(c k I t ). And then again π k t, π k t, and R k t Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 22
68 Learning under Ambiguity? As usual. If we want to keep time consistency, we need Bayesian updating model-by-model (Epstein and Schneider, 2003): for each I t, and m M, π k,m t (I t ) = m(c k I t ). And then again π k t, π k t, and R k t Learning assumption: there is some event I M T such that m( I M ) = m ( I M ) for all m, m M. Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 22
69 Learning under Ambiguity? As usual. If we want to keep time consistency, we need Bayesian updating model-by-model (Epstein and Schneider, 2003): for each I t, and m M, π k,m t (I t ) = m(c k I t ). And then again π k t, π k t, and Rt k Learning assumption: there is some event I M T such that m( I M ) = m ( I M ) for all m, m M. R k (I M ) = 0 k Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 22
70 Learning under Ambiguity? As usual. If we want to keep time consistency, we need Bayesian updating model-by-model (Epstein and Schneider, 2003): for each I t, and m M, π k,m t (I t ) = m(c k I t ). And then again π k t, π k t, and Rt k Learning assumption: there is some event I M T such that m( I M ) = m ( I M ) for all m, m M. R k (I M ) = 0 k With enough information ambiguity disappears. Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 22
71 (Un)Awareness? Do not worry. If child does not know a curriculum exists, he simply ignores it (he does not know that he does not know it,...) What if the child discovers a new curriculum, say j? Karni and Vierø ( ) tell us: The new πt j is of course to be determined Old πt k for k j are as when the child did not know j existed Allows to not worry about limited awareness for beliefs Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 23
72 Evolution in Awareness Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 24
73 Children s Awareness in Wave 1 Know Heard of Never heard of Aggregate Gen, Art Gen, Humanities Gen, Languages Gen, Math & Science Gen, Music & Choral Gen, Soc Sciences Tech, Economic Sector Tech, Technology Sector Voc, Services Voc, Industry & Crafts Voc, Prof Training Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 25
74 Children s Awareness in Wave 3 Know Heard of Never heard of Aggregate Gen, Art Gen, Humanities Gen, Languages Gen, Math & Science Gen, Music & Choral Gen, Soc Sciences Tech, Economic Sector Tech, Technology Sector Voc, Services Voc, Industry & Crafts Voc, Prof Training Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 26
75 Transitions in Awareness I: Wave 1 to Wave 3 UNCONDITIONAL Know Heard NoHeard N Know Heard NoHear Children who responded to both W1 & W3 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 27
76 Transitions on Awareness II: Wave 1 to Wave 2 Ranked Bottom W1 Ranked First W1 Know Heard NoHeard χ 2 Know Heard NoHeard N Know (***) Know Heard (***) Heard NHear NHear Children who responded to both W1 & W2 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 28
77 Evolution in Ambiguity Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 29
78 Children s Ambiguity in Wave 1 Sure Unsure No Idea Aggregate Gen., Humanities Gen., Languages Gen., Math&Science Gen., Art or Music Gen., Social Sciences Tech., Economic Sec Tech., Techn. Sec Voc., Services Voc., Ind.&Crafts Prof. Develop. Train Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 30
79 Children s Ambiguity in Wave 3 Sure Unsure No Idea Aggregate Gen., Humanities Gen., Languages Gen., Math&Science Gen., Art or Music Gen., Social Sciences Tech., Economic Sec Tech., Techn. Sec Voc., Services Voc., Ind.&Crafts Prof. Develop. Train Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 31
80 Transitions in Ambiguity I: Wave 1 to Wave 3 UNCONDITIONAL Sure Unsure NoIdea N Sure Unsure No Idea Children who responded to both W1 & W3 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 32
81 Ambiguity Transitions II: Wave 1 to Wave 2 Ranked Bottom W1 Ranked First W1 Sure Unsure NoIdea χ 2 Sure Unsure NoIdea N Sure (***) Sure Unsure Unsure NoIdea NoIdea Children who responded to both W1 & W2 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 33
82 Ambiguity Transitions III: Wave 1 to Wave 3 UNCONDITIONAL CHOSEN Sure Unsure NoIdea χ 2 Sure Unsure NoIdea N Sure (***) Sure Unsure Unsure NoIdea NoIdea Children who responded to both W1 & W3 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 34
83 Evolution in Beliefs and Ranges Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 35
84 Point Beliefs and Ranges (Raw) dispersion of beliefs is tricky as approx. to knowledge/information in the sample Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 36
85 Point Beliefs and Ranges (Raw) dispersion of beliefs is tricky as approx. to knowledge/information in the sample Reported Ranges: R i t = π i t π i t + µ i t are individual measure of knowledge/information Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 36
86 Point Beliefs and Ranges (Raw) dispersion of beliefs is tricky as approx. to knowledge/information in the sample Reported Ranges: R i t = π i t π i t + µ i t are individual measure of knowledge/information We can hence study their average evolution across alternatives Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 36
87 Evolution of the Point Beliefs WAVE 1 WAVE 2 WAVE GEN- TRAD GEN- NEW TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL CHOSEN FIRST IN W1 BOTTOM IN W1 FIRST IN W2 BOTTOM IN W2 Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 37
88 Evolution of the Ambiguity Ranges I: Alternatives Wave 1 15 Wave 2 Wave Gen- Hum Gen- Lang Gen- MathScie Gen- ArtMusic Gen- Soc.Scie Tech- Econ Tech- Tech Voc- Serv Voc- IndCraf Voc- Prof Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 38
89 Evolution of the Ambiguity Ranges II: Ranking Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave Chosen First in W1 Bo3om in W1 First in W2 Bo3om in W2 Bo3om all waves Bo3om any wave Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 39
90 Discussion I We focused on an outcome close to theory interpretation Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 40
91 Discussion I We focused on an outcome close to theory interpretation Awareness converges more clearly than Ambiguity Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 40
92 Discussion I We focused on an outcome close to theory interpretation Awareness converges more clearly than Ambiguity Some unawareness remains before pre-enrollment (W3) Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 40
93 Discussion I We focused on an outcome close to theory interpretation Awareness converges more clearly than Ambiguity Some unawareness remains before pre-enrollment (W3) Systematic Increase in ambiguity for certain alternatives Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 40
94 Discussion I We focused on an outcome close to theory interpretation Awareness converges more clearly than Ambiguity Some unawareness remains before pre-enrollment (W3) Systematic Increase in ambiguity for certain alternatives Can be rationalised with selective use of limited memory Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 40
95 Discussion I We focused on an outcome close to theory interpretation Awareness converges more clearly than Ambiguity Some unawareness remains before pre-enrollment (W3) Systematic Increase in ambiguity for certain alternatives Can be rationalised with selective use of limited memory If we insists on this view, important implications for policy Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 40
96 Discussion I We focused on an outcome close to theory interpretation Awareness converges more clearly than Ambiguity Some unawareness remains before pre-enrollment (W3) Systematic Increase in ambiguity for certain alternatives Can be rationalised with selective use of limited memory If we insists on this view, important implications for policy In any case, evidence relevant for estimation in choice models Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 40
97 Discussion I We focused on an outcome close to theory interpretation Awareness converges more clearly than Ambiguity Some unawareness remains before pre-enrollment (W3) Systematic Increase in ambiguity for certain alternatives Can be rationalised with selective use of limited memory If we insists on this view, important implications for policy In any case, evidence relevant for estimation in choice models Care must be taken in use of data for unchosen alternatives Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 40
98 Discussion I We focused on an outcome close to theory interpretation Awareness converges more clearly than Ambiguity Some unawareness remains before pre-enrollment (W3) Systematic Increase in ambiguity for certain alternatives Can be rationalised with selective use of limited memory If we insists on this view, important implications for policy In any case, evidence relevant for estimation in choice models Care must be taken in use of data for unchosen alternatives Incorporate into choice, process for learning or bias generation Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 40
99 Discussion II The work very much in progress Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 41
100 Discussion II The work very much in progress Ranges promising measures for (aggregate) information Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 41
101 Discussion II The work very much in progress Ranges promising measures for (aggregate) information Similar measures - easier to elicit - can be investigated Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 41
102 Discussion II The work very much in progress Ranges promising measures for (aggregate) information Similar measures - easier to elicit - can be investigated Future: see how beliefs react to grades (observable shocks) Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 41
103 Sample Characteristics I Children W1 Sample Children W1&W3 Sample (N=649) (N=410) Child s gender % male % female Child s place of birth % Italy Child s age mean std. dev Child s age vs. school grade % regular (born in 1998) % ahead (born after 1998) % behind (born before 1998) Child s GPA (out of 10) mean std. dev Parent/s child lives with % both parents % one parent % none Number of older siblings mean std. dev Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 42
104 Sample Characteristics II Children W1 Sample Child W1&W3 Sample (N=649) (N=410) Mother s country of birth % Italy Father s place of birth % Italy Mother s school degree elementary or less junior high school HS diploma (includes 3-yrs vocational) college degree or higher Father s school degree elementary or less junior high school HS diploma (includes 3-yrs vocational) college degree or higher Mother s working status full-time part-time does not work Father s working status full-time part-time does not work Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 43
105 Awareness in W1: Poisson Regression of N of Alternatives Child is Aware of Predictors Know + Heard of Know female (0.0327) (0.0330) (0.0456) foreign born (0.0616) lives with both parents (0.0566) mom college+ degree (0.0521) mom has HS degree (0.0437) has stay-home mom (0.0396) has blue-collar dad (0.0390) n of older siblings (0.0222) 7th-grade GPA (0.0193) (0.0618) (0.0566) (0.0521) (0.0437) (0.0397) (0.0392) (0.0222) (0.0197) N alt. discussed/thought (0.0111) constant (0.8692) (0.1552) (0.0879) (0.0754) (0.0720) (0.0605) (0.0551) (0.0535) (0.0305) (0.0267) (0.2137) (0.0459) (0.0882) (0.0755) (0.0721) (0.0606) (0.0553) (0.0537) (0.0304) (0.0271) (0.0149) (1.2137) Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 44
106 Awareness in W3: Poisson Regression of N of Alternatives Child is Aware of Predictors Know + Heard of Know female (0.0468) (0.0467) (0.0577) foreign born (0.0863) lives with both parents (0.0815) mom college+ degree (0.0766) mom has HS degree (0.0650) has stay-home mom (0.0543) has blue-collar dad (0.058) n of older siblings (0.0317) 7th-grade GPA (0.0267) N alt. discussed/thought in W (0.0151) (0.0867) (0.0817) (0.0784) (0.0656) (0.0544) (0.0586) (0.0317) (0.0268) (0.0153) N alt. aware/knows in W (0.0130) constant (0.2113) (0.2429) (0.1066) (0.1014) (0.0950) (0.0807) (0.0661) (0.0717) (0.0399) (0.0330) (0.0181) (0.2598) (0.0577) (0.1074) (0.1023) (0.0957) (0.0807) (0.0664) (0.0719) (0.0408) (0.0332) (0.0187) (0.0103) (0.2748) Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 45
107 Predictors of Ambiguity in Wave 3: Poisson Regression Predictors No Idea + Unsure No Idea female foreign born lives with both parents mom college+ degree mom has HS degree has stay-home mom has blue-collar dad n of older siblings (0.1066) (0.1621) (0.1517) (0.1582) (0.1285) (0.1215) (0.1295) (0.0670) 7th-grade GPA (0.0573) N alt. discussed/thought (0.0363) (0.1073) (0.1664) (0.1538) (0.1624) (0.1311) (0.1214) (0.1321) (0.0666) (0.0564) (0.0363) N alt. aware of constant (0.4527) (0.0254) (0.4991) (0.1192) (0.1930) (0.1728) (0.1726) (0.1374) (0.1329) (0.1586) (0.0802) (0.0658) (0.0472) (0.5169) (0.1200) (0.1965) (0.1745) (0.1789) (0.1420) (0.1328) (0.1613) (0.0792) (0.0647) (0.0468) (0.0288) (0.5556) Giustinelli & Pavoni Evolution of Beliefs Ambiguity 46
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