Social Interactions and Student Achievement in a Developing Country : An Instrumental Variables Approach
This paper identifies endogenous social effects in mathematics test performance for eighth graders in rural Bangladesh using information on arsenic contamination of water wells at home as an instrument. In other words, the identification relies on...
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okr-10986-63742021-04-23T14:02:31Z Social Interactions and Student Achievement in a Developing Country : An Instrumental Variables Approach Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz Chaudhury, Nazmul ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN BUSINESS SCHOOL COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION EDUCATION SECTOR ENROLLMENT GRADUATION RATE HIGH SCHOOL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LITERATURE MATHEMATICS MEDICAL SCHOOL PAPERS PARENTAL EDUCATION PEER GROUP PRIMARY SCHOOLS READING RESOURCE CENTRE RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL CATCHMENT AREAS SCHOOL COMPLETION SCHOOL ENROLMENT SCHOOL HISTORY SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL PARTICIPATION SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL SELECTION SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SCIENCE STUDY SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL QUALITY STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES This paper identifies endogenous social effects in mathematics test performance for eighth graders in rural Bangladesh using information on arsenic contamination of water wells at home as an instrument. In other words, the identification relies on variation in test scores among peers owing to exogenous exposure to arsenic contaminated water wells at home. The results suggest that the peer effect is significant, and school selection plays little role in biasing peer effects estimates. 2012-05-24T18:40:22Z 2012-05-24T18:40:22Z 2008-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/8991344/social-interactions-student-achievement-developing-country-instrumental-variables-approach http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6374 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4508 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Bangladesh |
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ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN BUSINESS SCHOOL COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION EDUCATION SECTOR ENROLLMENT GRADUATION RATE HIGH SCHOOL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LITERATURE MATHEMATICS MEDICAL SCHOOL PAPERS PARENTAL EDUCATION PEER GROUP PRIMARY SCHOOLS READING RESOURCE CENTRE RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL CATCHMENT AREAS SCHOOL COMPLETION SCHOOL ENROLMENT SCHOOL HISTORY SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL PARTICIPATION SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL SELECTION SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SCIENCE STUDY SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL QUALITY STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES |
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ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN BUSINESS SCHOOL COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION EDUCATION SECTOR ENROLLMENT GRADUATION RATE HIGH SCHOOL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LITERATURE MATHEMATICS MEDICAL SCHOOL PAPERS PARENTAL EDUCATION PEER GROUP PRIMARY SCHOOLS READING RESOURCE CENTRE RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL CATCHMENT AREAS SCHOOL COMPLETION SCHOOL ENROLMENT SCHOOL HISTORY SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL PARTICIPATION SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL SELECTION SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SCIENCE STUDY SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL QUALITY STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz Chaudhury, Nazmul Social Interactions and Student Achievement in a Developing Country : An Instrumental Variables Approach |
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This paper identifies endogenous social
effects in mathematics test performance for eighth graders
in rural Bangladesh using information on arsenic
contamination of water wells at home as an instrument. In
other words, the identification relies on variation in test
scores among peers owing to exogenous exposure to arsenic
contaminated water wells at home. The results suggest that
the peer effect is significant, and school selection plays
little role in biasing peer effects estimates. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz Chaudhury, Nazmul |
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Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz Chaudhury, Nazmul |
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Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz |
| title |
Social Interactions and Student Achievement in a Developing Country : An Instrumental Variables Approach |
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Social Interactions and Student Achievement in a Developing Country : An Instrumental Variables Approach |
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Social Interactions and Student Achievement in a Developing Country : An Instrumental Variables Approach |
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Social Interactions and Student Achievement in a Developing Country : An Instrumental Variables Approach |
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Social Interactions and Student Achievement in a Developing Country : An Instrumental Variables Approach |
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social interactions and student achievement in a developing country : an instrumental variables approach |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/8991344/social-interactions-student-achievement-developing-country-instrumental-variables-approach http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6374 |
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