Teodora Boneva

Professor of Economics at the University of Bonn

Research

Socioeconomic Inequality

Socioeconomic Inequality

What determines socioeconomic differences in educational outcomes, and which interventions can raise skills and achievement among disadvantaged children? I conduct field experiments and survey-based research to explore the drivers of educational choices, and examine the impact of educational interventions.
Public Support for Climate Action

Public Support for Climate Action

What determines individual willingness to act against climate change? And how high is the global support for climate action? I conduct large-scale surveys around the globe to study the actual and perceived willingness for climate action, as well as the role of social norms.
Gender Inequality

Gender Inequality

What drives individual labor supply decisions of mothers and fathers when they have young children? And what are the determinants of support for gender-related public policies? I conduct large-scale surveys in different countries to study the role of beliefs and preferences in determining labor supply choices as well as individual support for gender policies.
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Publications

Homo Cooperans: Understanding the Nature of Human Cooperation
with P. Andre, F. Chopra and A. Falk, Science, 392(6802), 2026

Beliefs About Maternal Labor Supply
with M. Golin, K. Kaufmann and C. Rauh, Economic Journal (lead article), 136(674), 373-401, 2026

Misperceived Social Norms and Willingness to Act Against Climate Change
with P. Andre, F. Chopra and A. Falk, Review of Economics and Statistics, 1-46, 2024

Globally Representative Evidence on the Actual and Perceived Support for Climate Action
with P. Andre, F. Chopra and A. Falk, Nature Climate Change, 14, 253-259, 2024

The Value of Sick Pay
with A. Adams-Prassl, M. Golin and C. Rauh, European Economic Review, 151, 2023

Perceived Returns to Job Search
with A. Adams-Prassl, M. Golin and C. Rauh, Labour Economics, 80, 2023

Parental Beliefs about Returns to Different Types of Investments in School Children
with O. Attanasio and C. Rauh, Journal of Human Resources, 57(6), 2022

Parental Beliefs about Returns to Child Health Investments
with P. Biroli, A. Raja and C. Rauh, Journal of Econometrics, 231(1), 2022

Can Perceived Returns Explain Enrollment Gaps in Postgraduate Education?
with M. Golin and C. Rauh, Labour Economics, 77, 2022

The Impact of the Coronavirus Lockdown on Mental Health: Evidence from the US
with A. Adams-Prassl, M. Golin and C. Rauh, Economic Policy, 37(109), 2022

Work that Can be Done from Home: Evidence on Variation Within and Across Occupations and Industries
with A. Adams-Prassl, M. Golin and C. Rauh, Labour Economics, 74, 2022

What Drives Enrollment Gaps in Further Education? The Role of Beliefs in Sequential Schooling Decisions
with C. Belfield, C. Rauh and J. Shaw, Economica, 87(346), 2020

Inequality in the Impact of the Coronavirus Shock: Evidence from Real Time Surveys
with A. Adams-Prassl, M. Golin and C. Rauh, Journal of Public Economics, 189, 2020

Furloughing
with A. Adams-Prassl, M. Golin and C. Rauh, Fiscal Studies, 41(3), 2020

Ever Failed, Try Again, Succeed Better: Results from a Randomized Educational Intervention on Grit
with S. Alan and S. Ertac, Quarterly Journal of Economics (lead article), 134(3), 2019 

Parental Beliefs about Returns to Educational Investments – The Later the Better?
with C. Rauh, Journal of the European Economic Association (lead article), 16(6), 2018

Transmission of Risk Preferences from Mothers to Daughters
with S. Alan, N. Baydar, T. F. Crossley and S. Ertac, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 134, 2017

Working Papers

Global Evidence on Cooperation
with P. Andre, F. Chopra and A. Falk

Are Men’s Preferences for Couple Equity Misperceived? Evidence from Six Countries
with A. Bras-Monteiro, M. Golin and C. Rauh, CEPR DP19734

The Origins of Gender Differences in Competitiveness and Earnings Expectations: Causal Evidence from a Mentoring Intervention
with T. Buser, F. Kosse and A. Falk, HCEO Working Paper 2021-049 2021

Socio-economic Gaps in University Enrollment: The Role of Perceived Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Returns
with C. Rauh