Peer effects in Austrian schools

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This study deals with educational production in Austria and is focused on the potential impact of schoolmates on students' academic outcomes. We used PISA 2000 data to estimate peer effects for 15 and 16 year old students. The estimations yield substantial positive effects of the peer groups' socioeconomic composition on student achievement. Furthermore, quantile regressions suggest peer effects to be asymmetric in favor of low-ability students, meaning that students with lower skills benefit more from being exposed to clever peers, whereas those with higher skills do not seem to be affected much. Social heterogeneity, moreover, has no big adverse effect on academic outcomes. These results imply considerable social gains of reducing stratification in educational settings.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Reihe Ökonomie / Economics Series ; No. 170

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Analysis of Education ; Education: Other
• Subject: peer effects ; education ; PISA data ; Bildungsertrag ; Bildungsverhalten ; Schüler ; Österreich

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Schneeweis, Nicole ; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
• (where): Vienna
• (when): 2005

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/72303
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET