Applied Economics Letters · 2011 · 34 citations · 3 references
EducationMusic EducationSociologyMusic PsychologyMusic SociologySociology Of Music EducationMusic Education PolicyMusic LearningMusic ParticipationParticipation In Music EducationEconomic Barriers To Music ParticipationIndividual GainsSelection Bias AnalysisSocioeconomic Barriers To Music ParticipationSocioeconomic BenefitsTargeting Of Social BenefitsVictimization Risk At The Community Level
A simple cost–benefit analysis is used to estimate substantive social benefits associated with a universal music training programme in Venezuela (B/C ratio of 1.68). Those social benefits accrue from both reduced school dropouts and declining community victimization. Biases affecting these results (omission of other social benefits and selection bias) work in opposite directions, which reduce the potential error associated with the results. This evidence of important social benefits adds to the already existing evidence of individual gains reported by the developmental psychology literature.
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