Note: The table shows the estimated relationship between student family characteristics and
the share of female peers in their cohort. The specifications in the table incrementally …

This paper synthesizes recent research in economics and psychology on the measurement
and empirical importance of personality skills and preferences. They predict and cause …

The current study uses a two-wave longitudinal survey to explores the influence mechanism
of the family environment on adolescents' academic achievement. The family environment is …

The peer effects literature has established that peers impact each other in the classroom
through academic achievement and cognitive ability, but has not explored many alternative …

Taught to non-mathematics undergraduates (business, science, engineering, and other
technical programs), service mathematics is commonly associated with poor exam …

This paper investigates how having more White coworkers influences the subsequent
retention and promotion of Black women. Studying 9,037 new hires at a professional …

Taking complex dynamic systems theory as a theoretical stance, this paper explores how
motivational dynamics co-evolve with academic affordances for male English majors in …

This paper examines the influence of male peer proportion on a student's academic
performance. The sex ratio at 10–14 was 117.16 in 2011, and it has increased to 119.1 in …

I provide evidence of social spillovers of personality by showing that being in class with
motivated peers affects educational success. I first document that academic motivation, a key …

This paper studies the impact of adolescent peers who are central in their social network on
the formation of social skills and academic performance of fellow students. I conduct a novel …