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School Selectivity, Peers, and Mental Health
Bütikofer, Aline; Ginja, Rita; Landaud, Fanny; Loken, … - 2020
Although many students suffer from anxiety and depression, and students often identify school pressure and concerns about their futures as the main reasons for their worries, little is known about the consequences of a selective school environment on students' physical and mental health. In this...
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Does Gender Matter? The Effect of High Performing Peers on Academic Performances
Modena, Francesca; Rettore, Enrico; Tanzi, Giulia - 2021
2014 to analyze the effects of high performing (HP) male or female peers on individual academic performance, according to … the gender of the student. The identification strategy is based on quasi-random variation in the exposure to HP peers … school final grade, is heterogeneous. We found that female HP peers have stronger positive effects than HP males, in …
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Early Socialization and the Gender Wage Gap
Getik, Demid; Meier, Armando N. - 2021
We study the impact of early socialization on gender inequality in the labor market. To this end, we link the gender environment in the primary-school cohort to later occupations and wages. We find that women exposed to more girls at this critical age earn more later on, leading to a reduction...
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In-Group Favoritism and Peer Effects in Wrongful Acquittals: NBA Referees as Judges
Mocan, Naci; Osborne-Christenson, Eric - 2022
black referees have two white peers. In case of white referees, in-group favoritism in Type-II errors emerges if white … referees have two black peers with them on the court. We provide evidence showing that the results are not attributable to …
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Bring a Friend: Strengthening Women's Social Networks and Reproductive Autonomy in India
Anukriti, S; Herrera-Almanza, Catalina; Karra, Mahesh - 2022
We experimentally test if enabling individuals to incentivize others to socialize with them can strengthen social networks and improve well-being. We examine family planning access for women in India, who tend to be socially isolated and for whom peer support may overcome intrahousehold...
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The Value of Information in Technology Adoption
Islam, Asad; Ushchev, Philip; Zenou, Yves; Zhang, Xin - 2020
farmers who are more risk-averse tend to adopt the technology less and are less influenced by their treated peers. Our results …
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First Generation Elite: The Role of School Networks
Cattan, Sarah; Salvanes, Kjell G.; Tominey, Emma - 2022
to high school peers from elite educated families ('elite peers') plays in driving such a phenomenon in Norway. Using … causal impact of elite peers on the probability of enrolling in elite education for students from different socioeconomic … (SES) backgrounds. We show that exposure to elite peers in high school does drive enrolment into elite degree programmes …
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Providers, Peers and Patients: How do Physicians' Practice Environments Affect Patient Outcomes?
Avdic, Daniel; Ivets, Maryna; Lagerqvist, Bo; … - 2021
We study the extent to which physician treatment styles are determined by their practice environment and whether such decisions affect the quality of care received by patients. Using rich data on all coronary angioplasty procedures in Sweden 2004–2013, our empirical approach compares stent...
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First generation elite: The role of school networks
Cattan, Sarah; Salvanes, Kjell G.; Tominey, Emma - 2023
High school students from non-elite backgrounds are less likely to have peers with elite educated parents than their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014480415
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First generation elite: The role of school networks
Cattan, Sarah; Salvanes, Kjell G.; Tominey, Emma - 2022
to high school peers from elite educated families ('elite peers') plays in driving such a phenomenon in Norway. Using … causal impact of elite peers on the probability of enrolling in elite education for students from different socioeconomic … (SES) backgrounds. We show that exposure to elite peers in high school does drive enrolment into elite degree programmes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014480577