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

; and Weinhardt, Felix (2010) The good, the bad, and the average: evidence of ability peer effects in schools [Online resource]

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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
Copyright holders	© 2010 VoxEU.org
Departments	Geography and Environment Urban and Spatial Programme Centre for Economic Performance
Date Deposited	15 Dec 2010 16:10
URI	https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/30816

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