Peer group effects on the academic performance of Italian students

We analyse peer effects among students of a middle-sized Italian public university. We explain students' average grade in exams passed during their Second Level Degree course on the basis of their pre-determined measures of abilities, personal characteristics and peer group abilities. Thanks to...

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Volume:	42
Main Author:	De Paola, Maria Scoppa, Vincenzo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Trade
Place of publication:	Routledge 2010 Taylor and Francis Journals Taylor & Francis Group LLC Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
published in:	Applied economics Vol. 42; no. 17; pp. 2203 - 2215
Data of publication:	2010
ISSN:	1466-4283 0003-6846 1466-4283
EISSN:	1466-4283
Discipline:	Economics
Series:	Applied Economics
Subjects:	Soziale Gruppe Bildungsertrag Bildungsverhalten Student Süditalien Wissenschaft Peer pressure Academic achievement Influence Public universities and colleges Management Italy Social Sciences & Humanities
Online Access:	Fulltext
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