Institutional Ethos, Peers and Individual Outcomes

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In this paper we present estimates of roommate and institution based peer effects. Using data from the College & Beyond survey, the Freshman survey, and phonebook data that allows us to identify college roommates - we estimate models of students' political persuasion and intellectual engagement. The evidence suggests that a student's roommate's political sentiments have some impact on their own political views later in life. We also implement a cluster based analysis that attempts to answer the question: how would a student's outcomes have changed if they'd attended a very different school? Our findings suggest that student outcomes are, indeed, sensitive to the school they attend. Similar students attending schools that have a decidedly different 'ethos' differ in important ways post-college. Institutional peer effects seem to have a powerful effect on student outcomes.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WPEHE Discussion Paper ; No. 68

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Meinung ; Soziale Integration ; Studium ; Schätzung ; USA ; peer effects

Contributors, Location and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Zimmerman, David J. ; Rosenblum, David ; Hillman, Preston
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Williams College, Williams Project on the Economics of Higher Education (WPEHE)
• (where): Williamstown, MA
• (when): 2004

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/23515
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