This paper represents the first application of a novel strategy to estimate peer effects in education in a developing …

receive an offer to transfer are more likely to be classified as requiring special education and their test scores increase in …

We study the long-run effects of income inequality within adolescent peer compositions in schools. We propose a … theoretical framework based on reference dependence where inequality in peer groups can generate aspiration gaps. Guided by … peer inequality. Our results provide evidence on the role of inequality in peer groups for long-run educational outcomes …

expected, students who perceive the monetary returns to education to be higher are more likely to intend to continue in full …-time education. However, the main driver is the perceived consumption value, which alone explains around half of the variation of the … intention to pursue higher education. Moreover, the perceived consumption value can account for a substantial part of both the …

expected, students who perceive the monetary returns to education to be higher are more likely to intend to continue in full …-time education. However, the main driver is the perceived consumption value, which alone explains around half of the variation of the … intention to pursue higher education. Moreover, the perceived consumption value can account for a substantial part of both the …