Replication data for: The Long-Run Effects of Disruptive Peers
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Scott E. Carrell; Mark Hoekstra; Elira Kuka
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Project Citation:
Carrell, Scott E., Hoekstra, Mark, and Kuka, Elira. Replication data for: The Long-Run Effects of Disruptive Peers. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2018. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113140V1
Project Description
Summary:
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A large and growing literature has documented the importance of peer effects in education. However, there is relatively little evidence on the long-run educational and labor market consequences of childhood peers. We examine this question by linking administrative data on elementary school students to subsequent test scores, college attendance and completion, and earnings. To distinguish the effect of peers from confounding factors, we exploit the population variation in the proportion of children from families linked to domestic violence, who have been shown to disrupt
contemporaneous behavior and learning. Results show that exposure to a disruptive peer in classes of 25 during elementary school reduces earnings at age 24 to 28 by 3 percent. We estimate that differential exposure to children linked to domestic violence explains 5 percent of the rich-poor earnings gap in our data, and that each year of exposure to a disruptive peer reduces the present
discounted value of classmates' future earnings by $80,000.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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I21 Analysis of Education
I26 Returns to Education
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
I21 Analysis of Education
I26 Returns to Education
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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