@techreport{7ba36ce2d0794aa19543cb568db787af,
title = "Understanding peer effects - On the nature, estimation and channels of peer effects",
abstract = "This paper estimates peer effects in a university context where students are randomly assigned to sections. While students benefit from better peers on average, low-achieving students are harmed by high-achieving peers. Analyzing students{\textquoteright} course evaluations suggests that peer effects are driven by improved group interaction rather than adjustments in teachers{\textquoteright} behavior or students{\textquoteright} effort. We further show, building on Angrist (2014), that classical measurement error in a setting where group assignment is systematic can lead to substantial overestimation of peer effects. With random assignment, as is the case in our setting, estimates are only attenuated.",
author = "J.F. Feld and U.N. Z{\"o}litz",
year = "2016",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.26481/umagsb.2016002",
language = "English",
series = "GSBE Research Memoranda",
publisher = "Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics",
number = "002",
address = "Netherlands",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics",
}