This chapter summarizes the recent literature on peer effects in student outcomes at the
elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels. Linear-in-means models find modest …

We argue that identification problems bedevil applied spatial economic research. Spatial
econometrics usually solves these problems by deriving estimators assuming that functional …

We study ability peer effects in English secondary schools using data on four cohorts of
students taking age-14 national tests and measuring peers' ability by prior achievements at …

We estimate the extent of ability peer effects and explore the mechanisms through which
they operate. Using within‐school variation in the proportion of low‐ability students in Israeli …

Existing research shows that house prices respond to local school quality as measured by
average test scores. However, higher test scores could signal higher academic value-added …

There has been an increase in the number of children going to school in England who do
not speak English as a first language. We investigate whether this has an impact on the …

The authors examine endogenous peer effects, which occur when a student's behavior or
outcome is a function of the behavior or outcome of his or her peer group. Endogenous peer …

Child wellbeing at school and enjoyment of the learning environment are important
economic outcomes, in particular because a growing body of research shows they are …

We examine the educational spillover effects of migrant students on local students'
academic achievement in public middle schools in urban China. The identification of peer …

This paper offers a critical appraisal of the now sizable empirical literature that values school
quality and performance through housing valuations. This literature consistently finds …