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Gender Peer Effects in School, a Birth Cohort Approach

Ciccone, Antonio; Garcia-Fontes, Walter - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

We propose estimating gender peer effects in school by exploiting within-school variation in gender composition across …

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Politics in the Courtroom: Political Ideology and Jury Decision Making

Anwar, Shamena; Bayer, Patrick; Hjalmarsson, Randi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

This paper uses data from the Gothenburg District Court in Sweden and a research design that exploits the random assignment of politically appointed jurors (termed nämndemän) to make three contributions to the literature on jury decision-making: (i) an assessment of whether systematic biases...

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How immigrant children affect the academic achievement of native Dutch children

Ohinata, Asako; Ours, Jan C van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

In this paper, we analyze how the share of immigrant children in the classroom affects the educational attainment of native Dutch children. Our analysis uses data from various sources, which allow us to characterize educational attainment in terms of reading literacy, mathematical skills and...

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Formation and Persistence of Oppositional Identities

Bisin, Alberto; Patacchini, Eleonora; Verdier, Thierry; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

We develop a dynamic model of identity formation that explains why ethnic minorities may choose to adopt oppositional identities (i.e. some individuals may reject or not the dominant culture) and why this behavior may persist over time. We first show that the prevalence of an oppositional...

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Peer Effects in Education, Sport, and Screen Activities: Local Aggregate or Local Average?

Liu, Xiaodong; Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

of their friends (local-aggregate model) while, for education, we show that both the aggregate performance at school of …

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Peer Effects in European Primary Schools: Evidence from PIRLS

Ammermüller, Andreas; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

error in the peer background variable. When we correct for measurement error we find within school estimates close to the …

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Immigrating to Opportunity: Estimating the Effect of School Quality Using a Natural Experiment on Ethiopians in Israel

Gould, Eric D; Lavy, Victor; Paserman, M. Daniele - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

parental decisions. We examine the extent to which the initial elementary school environment affected the high school outcomes … the 1990s. The results show that the early school environment has an important effect on high school dropout and … repetition rates and on end-of-high-school matriculation exams. The results are robust to controlling for observable …

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Social Interactions and Schooling Decisions

Cattaneo, Alejandra; Lalive, Rafael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

school attendance among a sub-group of eligible children within small rural villages in Mexico. Results indicate that (i) the … eligible children tend to attend school more frequently, (ii) but also the neligible children acquire more schooling when the …

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Peer Effects in Austrian Schools

Schneeweis, Nicole; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

This study deals with educational production in Austria and is focused on the potential impact of schoolmates on students’ academic outcomes. We used PISA 2000 data to estimate peer effects for 15 and 16 year old students. The estimations yield substantial positive effects of the peer...

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Cultural Transmission and Discrimination

Sáez-Martí, Maria; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

Workers can have good or bad work habits. These traits are transmitted from one generation to the next through a learning and imitation process which depends on parents' investment on the trait and the social environment where children live. We show that, if a high enough proportion of employers...

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