of a two-day freshman orientation program for university students, I find that higher ability peers generate positive … students by 0.05 to 0.08 SD. I provide evidence that the effects result from the formation of lasting social ties, and that …

that student interactions outside the classroom—especially in adolescence—may be an important factor in the education …

a higher share of female classmates on students' disruptive behavior, engagement, test scores, and major choices in … disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged schools. We exploit the random assignment of students to classrooms in early high school in … students that contains a large and diverse set of school qualities, and household incomes, and b) we measure disruption and …

An extensive literature in the social sciences analyzes peer effects among students, but estimation is complicated by … observations within peer groups noted by Angrist (2014). The field experiment randomly assigns students to one-to-one partnerships … effects but we find some evidence that low-ability peers negatively affect low-ability and medium-ability students. The …

high school classmates (peers), after controlling for school and teachers fixed effects. We find that male students …

period, foreign-born enrollment in U.S. higher education has increased steadily. This paper examines whether foreign …-born peers affect the likelihood American college students graduate with a STEM major. Using administrative student records from … peers reduces the likelihood native-born students graduate with STEM majors by 3 percentage points-equivalent to 3.7 native …

We develop a multi-agent model of the education production function where investments of students, parents, and … survey data and a mandate to randomly assign students to classrooms. Consistent with our model, we show that exposure to …

the level of special education provided. …

This paper examines how exposure to students identified as gifted (IQ ≥ 130) affects achievement in secondary school …, enrollment in post-compulsory education, and occupational choices. By using student-level administrative data on achievement … combined with psychological examination records, we study the causal impact of gifted students on their classmates in …

ideal for investigating this question. There, students are placed in exam schools based on a high-stakes national … large achievement gains and improved university placements for high achieving students. …