Victoria Prowse

Journal Articles

• Gill, D. & Prowse, V. (2023). "Strategic complexity and the value of thinking." Economic Journal | Related Website |
• Fe, E. & Gill, D. & Prowse, V. (2022). "Cognitive skills, strategic sophistication, and life outcomes." Journal of Political Economy | Related Website |
• Clark, D., Gill, D., Prowse, V., Rush, M. (2020). "Using Goals to Motivate College Students: Theory and Evidence from Field Experiments." Review of Economics and Statistics vol. 102 (4), 459 - 954. | Download |
• Gill, D., Prowse, V. (2019). "Measuring Costly Effort Using the Slider Task." Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance vol. 21 1-9. | Download |
• Gill, D., Kissova, Z., Lee, J., Prowse, V. (2019). "First-place Loving and Last-place Loathing: How Rank in the Distribution of Performance Affects Effort Provision." Management Science vol. 65 (2), | Download |
• Gill, D. & Prowse, V. (2016). "Cognitive Ability, Character Skills, and Learning to Play Equilibrium: A Level-k Analysis." Journal of Political Economy vol. 124 (6), 619-1676. | Download |
• Gill, D. & Prowse, V. (2014). "Gender Differences and Dynamics in Competition: The Role of Luck." Quantitative Economics vol. 5 (2), 351-376. | Download |
• Haan, P. & Prowse, V. (2014). "Longevity, Life-cycle Behavior and Pension Reform." Journal of Econometrics vol. 173 (3), 582-601. | Download |
• Gill, D. & Prowse, V. (2013). "Cheating in the Workplace: An Experimental Study of the Impact of Bonuses and Productivity." Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization vol. 96 120-134. | Download |
• Prowse, V. (2012). "Modeling Employment Dynamics with State Dependence and Unobserved Heterogeneity." Journal of Business and Economic Statistics vol. 30 (2), 411-431. | Download |
• Gill, D. & Prowse, V. (2012). "A Structural Analysis of Disappointment Aversion in a Real Effort Competition." American Economic Review vol. 102 (1), 469-503. | Download |
• Haan, P. & Prowse, V. (2010). "A Structural Approach to Estimating the Effect of Taxation on the Labor Market Dynamics of Older Workers." Econometrics Journal (13), 3. | Download |
• Prowse, V. (2009). "Estimating Labour Supply Elasticities Under Rationing: A Structural Model of Time Allocation Behaviour." Canadian Journal of Economics vol. 41 (1), 90-112. | Download |

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  New Framework Shows How Theory-Of-Mind Ability in Childhood Affects Adult Outcomes

  Understanding the relationship between childhood cognitive skills and adult outcomes has important implications for policymakers, educators, and even parents who strive to get their kids through school well-prepared to launch a successful career, professors Victoria Prowse and David Gill show.

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  Research Examines How Creativity Pays Off

  Victoria Prowse and David Gill examine a study that has followed almost every individual born in the UK in March 1958 throughout their life and shows that their creativity as children predicts their success later in life.

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  The Long-Lasting Benefits of Childhood Creativity

  New research from Victoria Prowse finds that individuals who are more creative at age 7 tend to have higher career earnings and land in better-quality jobs. Childhood creativity also boosts education attainment.

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  Higher Performance

  Balancing the need to provide an affordable, accessible education with a commitment to transforming students’ lives and preparing them for the future is an ongoing challenge in higher education. New research from economists at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management finds that task-based goal setting can help on both fronts as a low-cost and logistically simple approach to improving students’ course performance.

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• New research shows the long-lasting benefits of childhood creativity

  Individuals who are more creative at age 7 tend to have higher career earnings and land in better-quality jobs. Childhood creativity also boosts education attainment. Parents and educators can foster creativity in children by encouraging independent thinking and recognizing creative success.

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