TY - JOUR
T1 - It takes two shining lights to brighten the room
T2 - peer effects with random roommate assignments
AU - Zhang, Liang
AU - Pu, Shi
PY - 2017/1/2
Y1 - 2017/1/2
N2 - We used housing assignment data from a college in China to investigate peer effects on college grades. Study results provided some evidence for peer effects in college housing units. First, peer effects through means occurred during both fall and spring semester of the first year in college, with estimated effect much larger than that in previous studies. Second, students are also influenced by the mix of roommates. Finally, having more than one roommate in the top quartile has large and significant effects for female students; however, this positive effect is not statistically significant for male students.
AB - We used housing assignment data from a college in China to investigate peer effects on college grades. Study results provided some evidence for peer effects in college housing units. First, peer effects through means occurred during both fall and spring semester of the first year in college, with estimated effect much larger than that in previous studies. Second, students are also influenced by the mix of roommates. Finally, having more than one roommate in the top quartile has large and significant effects for female students; however, this positive effect is not statistically significant for male students.
KW - College
KW - academic performance
KW - peer effects
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U2 - 10.1080/09645292.2016.1203867
DO - 10.1080/09645292.2016.1203867
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84976604144
SN - 0964-5292
VL - 25
SP - 3
EP - 21
JO - Education Economics
JF - Education Economics
IS - 1
ER -