-cut evidence on such mechanisms. I study peer effects among Swedish compulsory school students as-good-as-randomly assigned to … performance alone: while students assigned to better classes perform better on standardized tests, they systematically …. Negative effects persist after compulsory school: students exposed to better peers exhibit lower well-being and GPA in high …

. Given that students are assigned to schools based on proximity from their residential address, we define as neighbors all … 12th grade. Using data for the universe of students in public schools in Greece between 2004 and 2009, we find that a …

. Using new administrative data for the universe of students in consecutive cohorts in Greece, we find that a higher share of … female neighbors improves both male and female students' high school and university outcomes. We also find that female … students are more likely to enroll in STEM degrees and target more lucrative occupations when they are exposed to a higher …

. Using new administrative data for the universe of students in consecutive cohorts in Greece, we find that a higher share of … female neighbors improves both male and female students' high school and university outcomes. We also find that female … students are more likely to enroll in STEM degrees and target more lucrative occupations when they are exposed to a higher …

order to identify gender composition effect on education outcome appropriately. Using Manski (1993) linear-in-means model …, this paper illustrates that the gender composition effect that is currently estimated in education function is the function … process for Italian secondary and US primary students, although a gender peer effect is not as important as highlighted in …