The good, the bad, and the average: evidence of ability peer effects in schools

Lavy, Victor, Silva, Olmo ORCID: 0009-0005-6918-2206 and Weinhardt, Felix (2010) The good, the bad, and the average: evidence of ability peer effects in schools. Vox (10 Feb 2010). Website.

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Abstract

Does it matter who you went to school with? This column presents evidence from England suggesting strong peer influence among secondary school classmates. But the effects vary with gender and ability. Girls significantly benefit from more interactions with very bright peers, whereas it can impair boys – especially those with higher ability.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://www.voxeu.org/
Additional Information:	© 2010 VoxEU.org
Divisions:	Geography & Environment Spatial Economics Research Centre Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2010 16:10
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2024 05:53
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/30816

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