Arbeitspapier
The Impact of Self-Selection on Performance
In many natural environments, carefully chosen peers influence individual behavior. In this paper, we examine how self-selected peers affect performance in contrast to randomly assigned ones. We conduct a field experiment in physical education classes at secondary schools. Students participate in a running task twice: first, the students run alone, then with a peer. Before the second run,we elicit preferences for peers. We experimentally vary the matching in the second run and form pairs either randomly or based on elicited preferences. Self-selected peers improve individual performance by .14-.15 SD relative to randomly assigned peers. While self-selection leads to more social ties and lower performance differences within pairs, this altered peer composition does not explain performance improvements. Rather, we provide evidence that self-selection has a direct effect on performance and provide several markers that the social interaction has changed.
- Sprache
-
Englisch
- Erschienen in
-
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 11365
- Klassifikation
-
Wirtschaft
Field Experiments
Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
Education and Research Institutions: General
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Organization of Production
- Thema
-
field experiment
self-selection
peer effects
social comparison
peer assignment
- Ereignis
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
-
Kießling, Lukas
Radbruch, Jonas
Schaube, Sebastian
- Ereignis
-
Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
-
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (wo)
-
Bonn
- (wann)
-
2018
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
-
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
Datenpartner
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Kießling, Lukas
- Radbruch, Jonas
- Schaube, Sebastian
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2018
Ähnliche Objekte (12)
Self-Selection, Immigrant Public Finance Performance and Canadian Citizenship
The self-selection of commuters
Offshoring and firm performance: self-selection, effects on performance, or both?
Offshoring and firm performance: self-selection, effects on performance, or both?
Offshoring and Firm Performance: Self-Selection, Effects on Performance, or Both?
Random Parmeters and Self-Selection Models
Two field experiments on self-selection, collaboration intensity, and team performance
Aligning mission preferences: Does self-selection foster performance in working groups?
Portuguese Migrants in the German Labor Market: Performance and Self-Selection
Two field experiments on self-selection, collaboration intensity, and team performance
Two field experiments on self-selection, collaboration intensity, and team performance
Two Field Experiments on Self-Selection, Collaboration Intensity, and Team Performance
Self-Selection, Immigrant Public Finance Performance and Canadian Citizenship
The self-selection of commuters
Offshoring and firm performance: self-selection, effects on performance, or both?
Offshoring and firm performance: self-selection, effects on performance, or both?
Offshoring and Firm Performance: Self-Selection, Effects on Performance, or Both?
Random Parmeters and Self-Selection Models
Two field experiments on self-selection, collaboration intensity, and team performance
Aligning mission preferences: Does self-selection foster performance in working groups?
Portuguese Migrants in the German Labor Market: Performance and Self-Selection
Two field experiments on self-selection, collaboration intensity, and team performance
Two field experiments on self-selection, collaboration intensity, and team performance
Two Field Experiments on Self-Selection, Collaboration Intensity, and Team Performance
Self-Selection, Immigrant Public Finance Performance and Canadian Citizenship
The self-selection of commuters
Offshoring and firm performance: self-selection, effects on performance, or both?
Offshoring and firm performance: self-selection, effects on performance, or both?
Offshoring and Firm Performance: Self-Selection, Effects on Performance, or Both?
Random Parmeters and Self-Selection Models
Two field experiments on self-selection, collaboration intensity, and team performance
Aligning mission preferences: Does self-selection foster performance in working groups?
Portuguese Migrants in the German Labor Market: Performance and Self-Selection
Two field experiments on self-selection, collaboration intensity, and team performance
Two field experiments on self-selection, collaboration intensity, and team performance