Peer Effects in Disadvantaged Primary Schools: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
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random assignment; student achievement; peer effects;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2013-11-02 (Education)
- NEP-EXP-2013-11-02 (Experimental Economics)
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