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Measuring peer effects in the Brazilian school system
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2015)
Using the identification strategy proposed by Graham and Hahn (2005), we estimate the magnitude of classmate effects on math scores using Brazilian data from 2005. In addition, we provide a detailed discussion about the ...
Banks’ interconnections and peer effects: Evidence from Chile
(2021)
In this paper, we identify and quantify the importance of endogenous peer effects in the interbank market, allowing for varying degrees of intensity of these peer effects. We base our analysis on a unique dataset that ...
Overlay construction strategies for peer-to-peer live streaming systems
(Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisUFMG, 2017-11-17)
Video streaming now amounts to the majority of traffic on the Internet. Media streaming relies on large-scale content distribution networks (CDNs), that incur significant costs to build or use. Peer-to-peer distribution ...
Peer effects in active learning
(2017-04-24)
This paper investigates peer effects in higher education in an environment of active learning that gives great importance for students’ interaction through group work. Our empirical strategy uses exogenous variation in ...
Peer effects vs. parental influence in the development of capabilities in adolescence
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2016)
The past decade has witnessed the surge of a large body of research analyzing critical periods for investment in children’s skills. Most of this literature has underscored the importance of parental investments and of ...
Peer effects in risk aversion
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2012)
Using data onUruguayan adolescents, we estimate peer effects in risk attitudes. Relative risk aversion is elicited in an experimental setting. Identification is based on parents not being able to ...
Interaction forms involved in promoting reading comprehension strategies through a peer tutoring programme
(FOUNDATION ADVANCEMENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2015)
Social interactions in health behaviors and conditions
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2018)
We review the economic literature of the past 20 years on peer effects in health behaviors and conditions. We find consistent evidence of peer effects across a wide range of behaviors and outcomes (alcohol, body weight, ...
The Effect of Family Harmony and Peers Social Interaction on Emotional Maturity
(Universidad del Zulia, 2019)
Peer and parental influence in the development of cognitive skills and predispostion to risky behaviour
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2017)
This paper analyzes the strategic interactions between peers and parents in the development of adolescent’s cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills, as proxied by the predisposition to use substances. We estimate a ...