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First generation college students and peer effects

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  • Kofoed, Michael S.
  • Jones, Todd R.

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Higher education policymakers are concerned about the success of first-generation college students. In this study, we investigate one potential factor that may influence the outcomes of first-generation students: their peers. We leverage the assignment of roommates at The United States Military Academy (West Point) to study the effect of being exposed to a roommate(s) with a one standard deviation higher SAT score on first-semester math and English grades for first-generation students. In our main specifications, we fail to detect statistically significant effects, though we can rule out effects larger than around 0.05 to 0.07 standard deviations in final course grades.

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  • Kofoed, Michael S. & Jones, Todd R., 2025. "First generation college students and peer effects," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:labeco:v:97:y:2025:i:c:s0927537125000922
    DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102768
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