Estimating spillovers using panel data, with an application to the classroom

Quantitative Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 421-470

  Arcidiacono, Peter ^a   Foster, Gigi ^b   Goodpaster, Natalie ^c   Kinsler, Josh ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Fixed effects; Panel data; Peer effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883545065     PISSN: 17597323     EISSN: 17597331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/QE145     Document Type: Article

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