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We survey the theoretical and empirical literature on peer effects in education. Theoretical models of peer effects are first summarized. Models of educational provision regimes in which peer effects play a central role are then discussed. Next we discuss the identification issues in estimating...
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students. We randomly assign around 10,000 middle school students in Karnataka, India, to alternative peer learning treatments … statistically and economically significant for students at the bottom of the ability distribution. We develop theoretical conditions …
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education, one essential aspect is that “good” peers can potentially improve students’ academic achievement, career choices, or …
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at secondary schools. Students participate in a running task twice: first, the students run alone, then with a peer …
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-achieving students and no significant effects among low achievers. Students in top tracking enjoyed multiple advantages, particularly a … concentration of high-performing peers and a very homogeneous classroom, that facilitated the teacher's work and increased students …' effort l evels. Bimodal classes fostered greater effort levels among top students, while teachers induced less competition …
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