Does it matter when your smartest peers leave your class?: Evidence from Hungary

F. Schiltz; D. Mazrekaj; D. Horn; K. De Witte

doi:10.1016/j.labeco.2019.04.001

Does it matter when your smartest peers leave your class? Evidence from Hungary

F. Schiltz^*, D. Mazrekaj, D. Horn, K. De Witte

^*Corresponding author for this work

Maastricht Graduate School of Governance

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Abstract

Elite schools in Hungary cherry pick high achieving students from general primary schools. The geographical coverage of elite schools has remained unchanged since 1999, when the establishment of new elite schools stopped. We exploit this geographical variation and estimate the impact of high achieving peers leaving the class on student achievement, behaviour, and aspirations for higher education. Our estimates indicate moderate but heterogeneous effects on those left behind in general primary schools.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	79-91
Number of pages	13
Journal	Labour Economics
Volume	59
Early online date	2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2019.04.001
Publication status	Published - Aug 2019

JEL classifications

i21 - Analysis of Education
i24 - Education and Inequality

Keywords

CLASS-SIZE
ACADEMIC-ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT-ACHIEVEMENT
SCHOOL
FRIENDSHIP
ABILITY
BOSTON
NETWORKS
GENDER

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