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How do ability peer effects operate? Evidence on one transmission channel

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Many (quasi-)experimental studies show that students tend to learn more in classes with better peers. However, the (presumably numerous) factors mediating the positive relationship between peer and own achievement have received less attention in the literature. I present evidence on one particular transmission channel: teachers tend to grade tougher in classes with better students, inducing parents to send their children to remedial tutorial lessons which have a positive effect on student outcomes. This study provides an example for negative peer ability externalities that are (over-)compensated by parental educational investments.

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  • David Kiss, 2018. "How do ability peer effects operate? Evidence on one transmission channel," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(3), pages 253-265, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:edecon:v:26:y:2018:i:3:p:253-265
    DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2017.1418840
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    1. Ashby, Nathan J., 2023. "An examination of peer effects using high school competition realignments," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 206(C), pages 122-135.
    2. Dannemann, Bernhard C., 2019. "Peer effects in secondary education: Evidence from trends in mathematics and science study 2015 based on weak-tie bonds," VfS Annual Conference 2019 (Leipzig): 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Democracy and Market Economy 203485, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    3. John Jerrim & Luis Alejandro Lopez‐Agudo & Oscar David Marcenaro‐Gutierrez, 2021. "Posh but Poor: The Association Between Relative Socio‐Economic Status and Children’s Academic Performance," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 67(2), pages 334-362, June.
    4. Prieto-Latorre, Claudia & Lopez-Agudo, Luis Alejandro & Luque, Mariano & Marcenaro-Gutierrez, Oscar David, 2022. "The ideal use of the internet and academic success: Finding a balance between competences and knowledge using interval multiobjective programming," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 81(C).
    5. Bernhard C. Dannemann, 2020. "Peer Effects in Secondary Education: Evidence from the 2015 Trends in Mathematics and Science Study Based on Homophily," Working Papers V-428-20, University of Oldenburg, Department of Economics, revised Feb 2020.

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