Self-selection or indoctrination in the study of (standard) economics: A systematic literature review Miragaya Casillas, Cristina Isabel Aguayo Estremera, Raimundo Ruiz Villaverde, Alberto Considerable academic debate exists as to whether students with a background in economics exhibit distinct behavioural patterns that set them apart from students in other academic disciplines. Primarily, the debate concerns whether students who fit the stereotype of the economist choose to study economics (the self-selection hypothesis) or whether economics students develop these behavioural patterns in the course of their university studies (the indoctrination hypothesis). We conducted a systematic literature review that examines both hypotheses. According to the literature reviewed, the majority of researchers find the self-selection hypothesis to be the best supported. However, findings remain inconclusive due to several methodological limitations. In spite of that, this study should facilitate a deeper understanding of what causes behavioural changes in economics students and what exactly these behavioural differences are, among other relevant hypotheses. 2024-02-09T09:05:40Z 2024-02-09T09:05:40Z 2023 journal article Miragaya-Casillas, C., Aguayo-Estremera, R., & Ruiz-Villaverde, A. (2023). Self-selection or indoctrination in the study of (standard) economics: A systematic literature review. Theory and Research in Education, 21(2), 176-196 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/88801 10.1177/14778785231178243 eng embargoed access Sage