The Impact of Peer Personality on Academic Achievement

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Golsteyn, Bart H. H.; Non, Arjan; Zoelitz, Ulf
• 署名单位: Maastricht University; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam; University of Zurich
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-3808
• DOI: 10.1086/712638
• 发表日期: 2021
• 页码: 1052-1099
• 关键词: psychology; CHILDREN; outcomes; school; grit

摘要

This paper provides evidence of a novel facet of peer effects by showing that peer personality influences academic achievement. We exploit random assignment of students to university sections and find that students perform better in the presence of persistent peers. The impact of peer persistence is enduring, as students exposed to persistent peers at the beginning of their studies continue to achieve higher grades in subsequent periods. The personality peer effects that we document are distinct from other observable peer characteristics and suggest that peer personality traits affect human capital accumulation.