Buechel, Berno; Mechtenberg, Lydia; Petersen, Julia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
undergraduate students. We use a behavioral measure of self-control based on whether students achieve study related goals they have … set for themselves. We find that both self-control and the number of talented friends increase students’ performance. We …-controlled behavior of their peers increases students’ own perseverance. Hence, our findings are consistent with the model of Battaglini …