There is a perception among native born parents in the U.S. that the increasing number of immigrant students in schools … though negligible peer effects of Limited English (LE) students on achievement of other students, potential peer effects of … selectivity across time and schools. On average we find no evidence of negative peer effects of LE students on females and white …

education, one essential aspect is that “good” peers can potentially improve students’ academic achievement, career choices, or …

achievement. We exploit random assignment of students to university sections and find that students perform better in the presence … of more persistent peers and more risk-averse peers. In particular, low-persistence students benefit from highly …-persistent peers without devoting additional efforts to studying. However, highly-persistent students are not affected by the …

There is a perception among native born parents in the USA that the increasing number of immigrant students in schools … suggests negative though negligible peer effects of Limited English (LE) students and black students on the achievement of … other students, potential peer effects of students from Latin America in general have not been considered. In this paper, we …