Based on the perspective of the industry peer effect, this paper explains the imitation motivation and internal mechanism of listed companies in implementing employee stock ownership plans, and conducts an empirical test based on the data of listed companies in China from 2014 to 2019. From our...

Although peer information can motivate behavior in a cost-effective way, it can also cause an oppositional reaction or boomerang effect that leads to poorer performance. This project uses an experimental design in a controlled laboratory setting to measure if the de-motivational effect of peer...

The article studies the patterns of diffusion of residential rooftop photovoltaics (PV) systems in Poland and the effects of such technology on local air quality. First, I apply a panel econometric analysis to estimate the impact of peer effects. I lag the difference in time between a submitted...

Using the historical random assignment of MBA students to peer groups at an elite business school in the United States, I explore the effect of the gender composition of a student's peers on the gender-wage gap at graduation, the field of study in business school, and on long-term outcomes up to...

Understanding how opinions are received and evaluated is important for an online community because the volume and quality of user opinions are key determinants of success. In this paper, we investigate how a reputation system affects peer evaluations in an online community. In contrast to...

Studying with higher ability peers increases student performance, yet we have little idea why. We exploit random assignment of students to classrooms and find positive peer effects on test scores. With rich data on nineteen potential mechanisms, we then estimate how effects on attitudes,...

Although there exists a large literature analyzing whether an individual's peers have an impact on that individual's own behavior and subsequent outcomes, there is paucity of research on whether peers influence a person's decisions and judgments regarding a third party. We investigate whether...

I study how motivation shapes own and peers’ educational success. Using data from Project STAR, I find that academic motivation in early elementary school, as measured by a standardized psychological test, predicts contemporaneous and future test scores, high school GPA, and college-test...

I study how motivation shapes own and peers' educational success. Using data from Project STAR, I find that academic motivation in early elementary school, as measured by a standardized psychological test, predicts contemporaneous and future test scores, high school GPA, and college-test taking...