Next Economic Analysis Seminar Series
On Monday 26th October 2026 at 12:00 P.M.
El próximo lunes 26 de octubre tendremos un seminario impartido por Ana Rodríguez González (Universitat de Barcelona), titulado “Non-Toxic Classrooms: Long-Run Returns from an Anti-Bullying Program". El seminario tendrá lugar a las 12:00 en la Sala de Juntas 1 del Edificio 2.
Título: Non-Toxic Classrooms: Long-Run Returns from an Anti-Bullying Program
Autores: Ana Rodríguez Gonzalez, Tabea Braun, Ana Costa-Ramón, Ursina Schaede, y Christina Salmivalli
Abstract: We study the long-run impacts of the KiVa program, a randomized anti-bullying intervention in Finnish schools, linking RCT survey data for 15,000 pupils attending grades 7-9 to comprehensive administrative records. Treated students have better long-run outcomes: they are more likely to attend academic high school and graduate from university, and they earn higher wages by ages 27–29. These gains accrue to all groups of pupils, irrespective of gender or social role as a bully, victim, or bystander. We trace these effects to a reduction in bullying in the classroom, particularly among boys, which leads to a more positive learning environment for all students. The reduction in harmful behavior persists beyond the intervention window: treated boys are significantly less likely to engage in criminal activity in adulthood.