a higher share of female classmates on students' disruptive behavior, engagement, test scores, and major choices in … disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged schools. We exploit the random assignment of students to classrooms in early high school in … students that contains a large and diverse set of school qualities, and household incomes, and b) we measure disruption and …

on learning. In this paper, we estimate the effect of an increased autonomy policy for higher-performing students on … classrooms. Identification comes from a natural experiment that allowed higher-achieving students to miss 30 percent more classes … without penalty. Using a difference-in-difference-in-differences approach, we find that allowing higher-achieving students to …

records, which positions them as role models. Both male and female students are influenced by the performance of a same …-gender top performer and experience both spillover and conformist effects. However, only female students show significant … positive effects from the presence of a same-gender role model. Specifically, female students improved their science test …

. Given that students are assigned to schools based on proximity from their residential address, we define as neighbors all … 12th grade. Using data for the universe of students in public schools in Greece between 2004 and 2009, we find that a …

. Using new administrative data for the universe of students in consecutive cohorts in Greece, we find that a higher share of … female neighbors improves both male and female students' high school and university outcomes. We also find that female … students are more likely to enroll in STEM degrees and target more lucrative occupations when they are exposed to a higher …