1. Time-Use and Academic Peer Effects in College
- Author:
- Nirav Mehta, Ralph Stinebrickner, and Todd Stinebrickner
- Publication Date:
- 06-2018
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP), Western University
- Abstract:
- This paper examines academic peer effects in college. Unique new data from the Berea Panel Study allow us to focus on a mechanism wherein a student’s peers affect her achievement by changing her study effort. Although the potential relevance of this mechanism has been recognized, data limitations have made it difficult to provide direct evidence about its importance. We find that a student’s freshman grade point average is affected by the amount her peers studied in high school, suggesting the importance of this mechanism. Using time diary information, we confirm that college study time is actually being affected.
- Topic:
- Economics, Human Capital, Higher Education, Students, and Productivity
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus