Replication data for: The Effect of Classmate Characteristics on Post-secondary Outcomes: Evidence from the Add Health

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Robert Bifulco; Jason M. Fletcher; Stephen L. Ross

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Project Citation:

Bifulco, Robert, Fletcher, Jason M., and Ross, Stephen L. Replication data for: The Effect of Classmate Characteristics on Post-secondary Outcomes: Evidence from the Add Health. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2011. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114754V1

Project Description

Summary: This paper uses a within-school/across-cohort design to present new evidence of the effects of high school classmate characteristics on a wide range of post-secondary outcomes. We find that increases in the percent of classmates with college-educated mothers decreases the likelihood of dropping out and increases the likelihood of attending college, despite showing no impact on a range of in-school achievement, attitudes, and behaviors. The percent of students from disadvantaged minority groups does not show any effects on post-secondary outcomes, but is associated with students reporting less caring student-teacher relationships and increased prevalence of some undesirable student behaviors during high school. (JEL I21, J13, J15)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      I21 Analysis of Education
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination

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