TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Adamopoulou, Effrosyni
AU  - Cao, Yaming
AU  - Kaya, Ezgi
        TI  - Gritty Peers
        PY  - 2024/Nov/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 17446
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17446
        AB  - We use the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health to explore how high school peers' grit, a personality trait characterized by perseverance and passion, influences long-term outcomes. Exploiting random variation within schools across cohorts, we find that peer grit significantly increases future earnings, especially for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. We identify two key mechanisms: an increased likelihood of employment in jobs aligned with career goals and a reduced probability of feeling overwhelmed by difficulties. Additionally, peer grit leads to higher job satisfaction and asset accumulation. Thus, peer grit's effects extend beyond short-term educational performance and persist into adulthood.
        KW  - grit
KW  - peer effects
KW  - long-term outcomes
KW  - Add Health
        ER  -