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Social interactions and smoking : evidence using multiple student cohorts, instrumental variables, and school fixed effects
Fletcher, Jason - In: Health economics 19 (2010) 4, pp. 466-484
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008650444
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Social Interactions and Smoking : Evidence Using Multiple Student Cohorts, Instrumental Variables, and School Fixed Effects
Fletcher, Jason M. - 2008
variables/fixed effects methodology that compares students in different grades within the same high school who face a different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012726010
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Peer effects heterogeneity and social networks in education
Shkoza, Livia; Uysal, Selver Derya; Pohlmeier, Winfried - 2023
This study focuses on the role of heterogeneity in network peer effects by accounting for network-specific factors and different driving mechanisms of peer behavior. We propose a novel Multivariate Instrumental Variable (MVIV) estimator which is consistent for a large number of networks keeping...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014496412
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The long-lasting effects of school entry age : evidence from Italian students
Ponzo, Michela; Scoppa, Vincenzo - In: Journal of policy modeling : JPMOD ; a social science … 36 (2014) 3, pp. 578-599
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010396017
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The faster the better? : the effect of ultra-fast broadband on students' performance
Cambini, Carlo; Sabatino, Lorien; Zaccagni, Sarah - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012698594
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The faster the better? : advanced internet access and student performance
Cambini, Carlo; Sabatino, Lorien; Zaccagni, Sarah - In: Telecommunications policy : the international journal … 48 (2024) 8, pp. 1-22
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015069731
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Peer effects and the Freshman 15 : evidence from a natural experiment
Yakusheva, Olga; Kapinos, Kandice; Weiss, Marianne - In: Economics and human biology 9 (2011) 2, pp. 119-132
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009523566
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The impact of immigrant peers on native students' academic achievement in countries where parents of immigrants are relatively skilled
Seah, Kelvin - 2016
This study examines how exposure to immigrant students affects the academic achievement of native students in the three … largest immigrant-receiving countries – United States, Australia, and Canada. Using a large cross-country dataset, variation … immigrant peers. I find that exposure to immigrant children has dissimilar effects on native students' achievements across the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517456
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The Impact of Immigrant Peers on Native Students' Academic Achievement in Countries Where Parents of Immigrants are Relatively Skilled
Seah, Kelvin - 2016
This study examines how exposure to immigrant students affects the academic achievement of native students in the three … largest immigrant-receiving countries – United States, Australia, and Canada. Using a large cross-country dataset, variation … immigrant peers. I find that exposure to immigrant children has dissimilar effects on native students' achievements across the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012985699
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Do disadvantaged students benefit from attending classes with more skilled colleagues? : evidence from a top university in Brazil
Motte, Henrique Z.; Oliveira, Rodrigo Carvalho - 2021
and environment, impacting students' efforts. Using two rich administrative data sets and a rule of admission at one top … and labour market outcomes. The rule creates two potential effects on students: peer and ranking effects. The last student … analyses separately for affirmative action students and regular students. The main results suggest that affirmative action …
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