ERIC Number: EJ1042632
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0485
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Quasi-Experimental Evidence of Peer Effects in First-Year Economics Courses at a Chinese University
Chen, Qihui; Tian, Guoqiang; Okediji, Tade O.
Journal of Economic Education, v45 n4 p304-319 2014
The authors of this article implement a quasi-experimental strategy to estimate peer effects in economic education by exploiting the institutional setting in a large public university in China, where roommates are randomly assigned conditional on a student's major and province of origin. They found significant impacts of peer academic quality, measured as roommates' average scores on the national College Entrance Exam, on first-year economics students' scores in first-year microeconomics, macroeconomics, and accounting courses. They also found nonlinearity in peer effects: Roommates' academic ability has significant effects for academically weak students but not for academically strong students.
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Evidence, Economics Education, Peer Influence, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Entrance Examinations, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Accounting, Academic Ability, Peer Relationship, Achievement Gains, Achievement Gap, Scores, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Data, Student Placement, Predictor Variables, Achievement Need, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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