Social Interactions in High School: Lessons from an Earthquake

摘要

The role of peers in individual schooling choices is a widely investigated issue (Caroline M. Hoxby 2000; Eric A. Hanushek et al. 2001; Bruce Sacerdote 2001; David J. Zimmerman 2003; Joshua D. Angrist and Kevin Lang 2004; Michael Kremer, Edward Miguel, and Rebecca Thornton 2004). The existence of peer effects has implications for the correct assessment of a number of issues: competition among privaternand public schools, school-finance and control systems, ability tracking, and desegregation programs such as Metco and Moving to Opportunity.