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Social Interactions and Student Achievement in A Developing Country : An Instrumental Variables Approach / Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business School.
- Education.
- Education for All.
- Education sector.
- Effective Schools and Teachers.
- Graduation rate.
- Human Development.
- Industry.
- Learning.
- Learning outcomes.
- Literature.
- Papers.
- Primary Education.
- School quality.
- Student Achievement.
- Tertiary Education.
- Water and Industry.
- Water Resources.
- Local Subjects:
- Business School.
- Education.
- Education for All.
- Education sector.
- Effective Schools and Teachers.
- Graduation rate.
- Human Development.
- Industry.
- Learning.
- Learning outcomes.
- Literature.
- Papers.
- Primary Education.
- School quality.
- Student Achievement.
- Tertiary Education.
- Water and Industry.
- Water Resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (9 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2008
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This paper identifies endogenous social effects in mathematics test performance for eighth graders in rural Bangladesh using information on arsenic contamination of water wells at home as an instrument. In other words, the identification relies on variation in test scores among peers owing to exogenous exposure to arsenic contaminated water wells at home. The results suggest that the peer effect is significant, and school selection plays little role in biasing peer effects estimates.
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