We explore the role of self- and peer evaluations in education, with a particular emphasis on gender differences. We construct a model of (self-)deception to predict outcomes for scenarios with and without self-evaluation. By using unique data from a first-year economics class at a Sino-UK...

Introduction -- Part 1 The basic analytical framework -- Conceptions of individual well being -- Valuation of functioning bundles and interpersonal comparisons of well being -- Freedom and individual well being -- Freedom A re examination of the concept -- Part 2 Some applications -- Measurement...