Fischer, Thomas ; Rode, Johannes (2020):
Classroom or Pub - Where are Persistent Peer Relationships between University Students Formed?
In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 178, pp. 474-493. ISSN 0167-2681,
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.07.019,
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Abstract
This paper discusses the formation of peers in an anonymous higher education setting using a unique data set of industrial engineering students. For identification, we exploit the random assignment of students into groups and student performance before students met. We compare two different settings for potential peer formation: a voluntary freshman orientation week organized by the students' union and a mandatory group work course. It is only in the case of the group work course that we report persistent impacts on subsequent academic achievement. In line with our theoretical reasoning, peer effects exist between groups of two students who were already similar before.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Erschienen: | 2020 |
| Creators: | Fischer, Thomas ; Rode, Johannes |
| Title: | Classroom or Pub - Where are Persistent Peer Relationships between University Students Formed? |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | This paper discusses the formation of peers in an anonymous higher education setting using a unique data set of industrial engineering students. For identification, we exploit the random assignment of students into groups and student performance before students met. We compare two different settings for potential peer formation: a voluntary freshman orientation week organized by the students' union and a mandatory group work course. It is only in the case of the group work course that we report persistent impacts on subsequent academic achievement. In line with our theoretical reasoning, peer effects exist between groups of two students who were already similar before. |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization |
| Journal Volume: | 178 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | peer effects, higher education, social network formation, homophily |
| Divisions: | 01 Department of Law and Economics 01 Department of Law and Economics > Volkswirtschaftliche Fachgebiete 01 Department of Law and Economics > Volkswirtschaftliche Fachgebiete > International Economics |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2020 17:08 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.07.019 |
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