IZA Discussion Papers

published as 'Peers, parents, and self-perceptions: the gender gap in mathematics self-assessment' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2025, 38, 33 (2025)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15964

Does the Closeness of Peers Matter? An Investigation Using Online Training Platform Data and Survey Data

Xin Gu, Haizheng Li

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15840

Homophily and Transmission of Behavioral Traits in Social Networks

Palaash Bhargava, Daniel L. Chen, Matthias Sutter, Camille Terrier

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15785

Reference Dependent Aspirations and Peer Effects in Education

Marco Fongoni, Jonathan Norris, Agnese Romiti, Zhan Shi

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15733

Female Neighbors, Test Scores, and Careers

Sofoklis Goulas, Rigissa Megalokonomou, Yi Zhang

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15431

Stigma in Welfare Programs

Pablo Celhay, Bruce D. Meyer, Nikolas Mittag

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15378

Sitting Next to a Dropout: Academic Success of Students with More Educated Peers

Daniel Goller, Andrea Diem, Stefan C. Wolter

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2023, 93, 102372

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15257

Peers Affect Personality Development

Xiaoyue Shan, Ulf Zölitz

published online in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 28 January 2025

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15187

The Effect of Foreign Students on Native Students' Outcomes in Higher Education

Julián Costas-Fernández, Greta Morando

published in: European Economic Review, 2023, 160, 104595

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15131

Peer Effects in the Workplace: A Network Approach

Matthew J. Lindquist, Jan Sauermann, Yves Zenou

revised version available here

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15131

Peer Effects in the Workplace: A Network Approach

Matthew J. Lindquist, Jan Sauermann, Yves Zenou

revised version available here

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15131

Peer Effects in the Workplace: A Network Approach

Matthew J. Lindquist, Jan Sauermann, Yves Zenou

revised version available here

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15128

Rank Effects in Education: What Do We Know So Far?

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Klaus F. Zimmermann (ed.), Handbook fo Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, 2022

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15109

Sibling Spillovers and the Choice to Get Vaccinated: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design

Maria Knoth Humlum, Marius Opstrup Morthorst, Peter Rønø Thingholm

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2024, 94, 102843

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15070

Heterogeneous Peer Effects under Endogenous Selection: An Application to Local and Migrant Children in Elementary Schools in Shanghai

Yuanyuan Chen, Shuaizhang Feng, Chao Yang

published in: China Economic Review, 2024, 87, 102207

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14952

Effects of Childhood Peers on Personality Skills

Shuaizhang Feng, Jun Hyung Kim, Zhe Yang

forthcoming in: Journal of Labor Economics

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14678

Early-Years Multi-Grade Classes and Pupil Attainment

Daniel Borbely, Markus Gehrsitz, Stuart McIntyre, Gennaro Rossi, Graeme Roy

published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. 2023, 85, (6), 1295-1319

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14439

Peer Gender and Schooling: Evidence from Ethiopia

Daniel Borbely, Jonathan Norris, Agnese Romiti

published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2023, 17 (2), 207–249

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14412

Tracking the Herd with a Shotgun — Why Do Peers Influence College Major Selection?

Michael Insler, Ahmed S. Rahman, Katherine Smith

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14320

Achievement Rank Affects Performance and Major Choices in College

Benjamin Elsner, Ingo E. Isphording, Ulf Zölitz

published in: Economic Journal, 2021, 640 (131), 3182 - 3206.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14219

The Impact of Gender Role Norms on Mothers' Labor Supply

Danilo Cavapozzi, Marco Francesconi, Cheti Nicoletti

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2021, 186, 113-134

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14136

The Importance of Peer Quality for Completion of Higher Education

Maria Knoth Humlum, Mette Thorsager

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2021, 83, 102120

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14092

Learning about Farming: Innovation and Social Networks in a Resettled Community in Brazil

Margherita Comola, Carla Inguaggiato, Mariapia Mendola

revised version published as 'Social Networks and Economic Transformation: Evidence from a Resettled Village in Brazil' in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 221, 17-34

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14037

Between the Dockyard and the Deep Blue Sea: Retention and Personnel Economics in the Royal Navy

Darrell J. Glaser, Ahmed S. Rahman

published in: Labour Economics 2023, 84, 102407

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14014

The Distinct Impact of Information and Incentives on Cheating

Julien Benistant, Fabio Galeotti, Marie Claire Villeval

revised version published as 'Competition, information, and the erosion of morals' in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 204, 148-163,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13968

High-Ability Influencers? The Heterogeneous Effects of Gifted Classmates

Simone Balestra, Aurélien Sallin, Stefan C. Wolter

published in: Journal of Human Resources 2023, 58 (2), 633-665;

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13965

When the Great Equalizer Shuts Down: Schools, Peers, and Parents in Pandemic Times

Francesco Agostinelli, Matthias Doepke, Giuseppe Sorrenti, Fabrizio Zilibotti

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13906

Parents, Neighbors and Youth Crime

Carlos Díaz, Eleonora Patacchini

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13872

Own Motivation, Peer Motivation, and Educational Success

Jan Bietenbeck

revised version published online as 'Do Motivated Classmates Matter for Educational Success?' in: Economic Journal, 27 June 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13680

Peers, Gender, and Long-Term Depression

Corrado Giulietti, Michael Vlassopoulos, Yves Zenou

published in: European Economic Review, 144, 104084, 2022

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13464

School Choice Design, Risk Aversion, and Cardinal Segregation

Caterina Calsamiglia, Francisco Martínez-Mora, Antonio Miralles

published in: Economic Journal, 2021, 131 (635), 1081–1104

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13448

Peer Effects and Fertility Preferences in China: Evidence from the China Labor-Force Dynamics Survey

Peng Nie, Lu Wang, Alfonso Sousa-Poza

published online in: Singapore Economic Review, 2021

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13396

The Effect of Peer Gender on Major Choice in Business School

Ulf Zölitz, Jan Feld

published in: Management Science, 2021, 67 (11), 6936-6979

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13313

Comparative Advantage and Gender Gap in STEM

Sofoklis Goulas, Silvia Griselda, Rigissa Megalokonomou

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2024, 59 (6), 1937-1980

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13161

It Takes a Village: The Economics of Parenting with Neighborhood and Peer Effects

Francesco Agostinelli, Matthias Doepke, Giuseppe Sorrenti, Fabrizio Zilibotti

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13127

Sibling Spillover in Rural China: A Story of Sisters and Daughters

Cynthia Bansak, Xuan Jiang, Guanyi Yang

published as 'Sibling spillovers in rural China: A story of sisters' in: China Economic Review, 2022, 76, 101873

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13111

Does Domestic Violence Jeopardize the Learning Environment of Peers within the School? Peer Effects of Exposure to Domestic Violence in Urban Peru

Italo A. Gutierrez, Oswaldo Molina

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12848

Peer Networks and Entrepreneurship: A Pan-African RCT

Fernando Vega-Redondo, Paolo Pin, Diego Ubfal, Cristiana Benedetti-Fasil, Charles Brummitt, Gaia Rubera, Dirk Hovy, Tommaso Fornaciari

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12789

Ordinal Rank and Peer Composition: Two Sides of the Same Coin?

Marco Bertoni, Roberto Nistico

published as 'Ordinal rank and the structure of ability peer effects' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 217, 104797

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12763

Not Only in My Genes: The Effects of Peers' Genotype on Obesity

Giorgio Brunello, Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anastasia Terskaya

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 72, 102349

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12582

Exposure to More Female Peers Widens the Gender Gap in STEM Participation

Anne Ardila Brenøe, Ulf Zölitz

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2020, 38 (4), 1009-1054

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12534

Crime and Networks: 10 Policy Lessons

Matthew J. Lindquist, Yves Zenou

published in: Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2019, 35 (4), 746 - 771

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12455

High-Performing Peers and Female STEM Choices in School

Pierre Mouganie, Yaojing Wang

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2020, 38 (3), 805 - 841

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12202

Peer Diversity, College Performance and Educational Choices

Arnaud Chevalier, Ingo E. Isphording, Elena Lisauskaite

revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2020, 64, 101833

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12108

The Economics of Parenting

Matthias Doepke, Giuseppe Sorrenti, Fabrizio Zilibotti

published in: Annual Review of Economics, 2019, 11, 55-84

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12054

Education Spillovers within the Workplace

Kristian Hedeager Bentsen, Jakob R. Munch, Georg Schaur

published in: Economics Letters, 2019, 175, 57-59

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11919

Competing on the Holodeck: The Effect of Virtual Peers and Heterogeneity in Dynamic Tournaments

Frederik Graff, Christian Grund, Christine Harbring

published in: Journal of Behavioral & Experimental Economics 2021, 90, 101596

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11910

Does the Girl Next Door Affect Your Academic Outcomes and Career Choices?

Sofoklis Goulas, Rigissa Megalokonomou, Yi Zhang

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11909

Race-Blind Admissions, School Segregation, and Student Outcomes: Evidence from Race-Blind Magnet School Lotteries

Jason B. Cook

published as 'Race-blind admissions, school segregation, and student outcomes' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2024, 239, 105237

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11770

Is Good Health Contagious? The Impact of BMI Environment on Individual BMI

Caitlin McKennie, Laura M. Argys, Andrew I. Friedson

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11546

Learning Hope and Optimism: Classmate Experiences and Adolescent Development

Jason M. Fletcher, Jin Ho Kim

published in: Applied Economics Letters, 2019, 26 (5), 409-412

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11419

The Returns to Schooling Unveiled

Ana Rute Cardoso, Paulo Guimaraes, Pedro Portugal, Hugo Reis

part 1 of this paper published online as 'What Lies Behind the Returns to Schooling: The Role of Labor Market Sorting and Worker Heterogeneity' in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 22 August 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11365

The Impact of Self-Selection on Performance

Lukas Kiessling, Jonas Radbruch, Sebastian Schaube

substantially revised version published as ' Self-Selection of Peers and Performance' in Management Science, 2022, 68 (11), 7793 - 8514

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11334

Intergenerational Spillovers in Disability Insurance

Gordon B. Dahl, Anne C. Gielen

published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2021, 13 (2), 116-150

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11267

Better Together? Social Networks in Truancy and the Targeting of Treatment

Magdalena Bennett, Peter Bergman

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 39 (1), 1-36