Why are some more peer than others? Evidence from a longitudinal study of social networks and individual academic performance

Studies of peer effects in educational settings confront two main problems. The first is the presence of endogenous sorting which confounds the effects of social influence and social selection on individual attainment. The second is how to account for the local network dependencies through which pee...

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Main Authors: Lomi, A, Snijders, T, Steglich, C, Torlo, V
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011