Peer effects in education: A survey of the theory and evidence

Handbook of Social Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 1 B, 2011, Pages 1053-1163

  Epple, Dennis ^a   Romano, Richard E ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Identification; Peer effects; Student sorting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860410034     PISSN: 15706435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53707-2.00003-7     Document Type: Chapter

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