Essays in experimental and education economics

Spils, Mark Jeffrey

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URN:	urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-643024
Document Type:	Doctoral dissertation
Year of publication:	2023
Place of publication:	Mannheim
University:	Universität Mannheim
Evaluator:	Orzen, Henrik
Date of oral examination:	28 March 2023
Publication language:	English
Institution:	School of Law and Economics > Experimentelle Wirtschaftsforschung (Orzen 2009-)
Subject:	330 Economics
Keywords (English):	experimental education economics
Abstract:	This dissertation consists of three chapters which are self-contained. However, there is a common denominator between all three chapters. Each chapter looks at unintended indirect effects of policy interventions. Chapter 1 is a continuation of my dissertation proposal (Spils, 2018) and explores the long-run effects of reducing the number of STEM-hours in high school. Chapter 2 studies the effect of a buyer’s bias for an insurance product on the market equilibrium. Chapter 3 investigates the economic effects of wearing a face mask in the laboratory during various well-known tasks from the literature.