@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp17289,
            	author={Schilter, Claudio and Lüthi, Samuel and Wolter, Stefan C.},
            	title={Competitive Peers: The Way to Higher Paying Jobs?},
            	year={2024},
	month={Sep},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={17289},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17289},
	abstract={We merge experimental data on competitiveness of a large sample of students with their complete educational history for up to ten years after the initial assessment. Exploiting quasi-random class assignments, we find that having competitive peers as classmates makes students choose and secure positions in higher-paying occupations. These occupations are also more challenging and more popular. On the cost side, competitive peers do not lead to a lower probability of graduating from the subsequent job-specific education, but they significantly increase the probability of requiring extra time to do so.},
	keywords={peer effects;competitiveness;occupational choice},
            }