Sarnikar cites evidence of frequent misconceptions of economics amongst students, graduates, and even some economists, and argues that behavioral economists are uniquely qualified to investigate causes of poor learning in economics. She conducts a review of the economics education literature to...

This paper investigates the extent to which test performance is affected by shocks to non-cognitive skills. 440 students took a low stakes mathematics test. About half of them were exposed to positive affirmation while being given test instructions, whereas the other half served as controls. The...

Kreativität, Widersprüchlichkeit, Unsicherheit - als Kategorien der Zweiten Moderne ausgewiesen - sind handlungsrelevante Phänomene in Lebens- und Arbeitskontexten. Dieses Working Paper widmet sich der Kreativitätsförderung aus lerntheoretischer Sicht und konstituiert eine...