of the peer effect varies by field. Using data from a middle-sized public university located in Southern Italy and … exploiting the random assignment of first year students to college accommodation, we find evidence that peer effects are positive … and statistically significant for students enrolled in the fields of Engineering, Maths and Natural Sciences - which are …

We analyse peer effects among students of a middle-sized Italian public university. We explain students' average grade … definitions of peer groups, describing different kinds of students' interaction, based on classes attended together or exams taken … instrument, the exogenous assigning of students to different teaching classes in the compulsory courses attended during their …

of the peer effect varies by field. Using data from a middle-sized public university located in Southern Italy and … exploiting the random assignment of first year students to college accommodation, we find evidence that peer effects are positive … and statistically significant for students enrolled in the fields of Engineering, Maths and Natural Sciences - which are …