期刊名称：Discussion Papers in Economics / Department of Economics, University of York
出版年度：2016
卷号：2016
出版社：University of York
摘要：This paper provides empirical evidence on direct sibling spillover effects in school achievement using English administrative data. We extend previous strategies to identify peer effects by exploiting the variation in school test scores across three subjects observed at ages 11 and 16 as well as variation in the composition of school mates between siblings. We find a statistically significant positive spillover effect from the older sibling to the younger but not vice versa. Spillover effects from high achieving older siblings are larger than from low achieving ones, but this relationship is weaker for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
关键词：Family effects; peer effects; social interaction; education
