This paper investigates whether exposure to academically gifted peers of the same and opposite gender in primary school (grade 5, at age 10) a ects later academic achievement (grade 8, at age 13) and high-school track choice. For identi cation we exploit random allocation of kids across classes within primary schools. We document that, conditional on primary school xed e ects and grade 8 class xed e ects, as well as on baseline achievement, a higher share of same/oppositegender high-achievers in math in primary school is related, both for boys and girls, to better/worse later math academic achievement in grade 8 and to a higher/lower probability of choosing a scienti c high-school track. We argue that these results are consistent with a role model channel.
A peer like me? Early exposure to high achievers in math and later educational outcomes / L. Pagani, G. Pica. - [s.l] : Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), 2021 Jul. (CSEF WORKING PAPERS)
A peer like me? Early exposure to high achievers in math and later educational outcomes
G. PicaCo-primo
2021
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This paper investigates whether exposure to academically gifted peers of the same and opposite gender in primary school (grade 5, at age 10) a ects later academic achievement (grade 8, at age 13) and high-school track choice. For identi cation we exploit random allocation of kids across classes within primary schools. We document that, conditional on primary school xed e ects and grade 8 class xed e ects, as well as on baseline achievement, a higher share of same/oppositegender high-achievers in math in primary school is related, both for boys and girls, to better/worse later math academic achievement in grade 8 and to a higher/lower probability of choosing a scienti c high-school track. We argue that these results are consistent with a role model channel.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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