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来源类型	Publication
来源ID	NBER Working Paper
	Peer Effects and Alcohol Use Among College Students
	Michael Kremer; Dan M. Levy
发表日期	2003-07-30
出版者	Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research
出版年	2003
语种	英语
概述	This paper examines a natural experiment in which students at a large state university were randomly assigned roommates through a lottery system.",
摘要	This paper examines a natural experiment in which students at a large state university were randomly assigned roommates through a lottery system. We find that on average, males assigned to roommates who reported drinking in the year prior to entering college had one quarter-point lower GPA than those assigned to non-drinking roommates. The 10th percentile of their college GPA is half a point lower than among males assigned non-drinking roommates. For males who themselves drank frequently prior to college, assignment to a roommate who drank frequently prior to college reduces GPA by two-thirds of a point. Since students who drink frequently are particularly influenced by frequent-drinking roommates, substance-free housing programs could potentially lower average GPA by segregating drinkers. The effect of initial assignment to a drinking roommate persists and possibly even grows over time. In contrast, students’ college GPA is not influenced by roommates’ high school grades, admission test scores, or family background. Females’ GPAs are not affected by roommates’ drinking prior to college. Overall, these findings are more consistent with models in which peers change preferences than models in which they change endowments.
URL	https://www.mathematica.org/our-publications-and-findings/publications/peer-effects-and-alcohol-use-among-college-students
来源智库	Mathematica Policy Research (United States)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/485051
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Michael Kremer,Dan M. Levy. Peer Effects and Alcohol Use Among College Students. 2003.

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