Extracurricular tutoring fever
Competitive pressure and peer effect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6045450 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Changhong Li (0000-0003-0513-1459, Jinan University), Wenlian Lin (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 248-259 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | China Economic Quarterly International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2666-9331 • E-ISSN: 2666-9331 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ceqi.2023.12.002 |
| OpenAlex | W4390724953 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
Recently, China's Ministry of Education has established a new department to regulate extracurricular tutoring for the purpose of reducing students' excessive academic burden. In this paper, we provide empirical evidence that academic competitiveness among students is a key driver of the extracurricular tutoring fever. Using the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS) data, we show that when their competitors attend extracurricular tutoring, students keep up with the actions of competitors, generating the peer effect of extracurricular tutoring. This effect is more pronounced for students with stronger competitive preferences. However, this irrational imitation behavior does not improve students' academic performance
Academic achievement · Business · China · Christian ministry · Competitor analysis · Imitation · Mathematics education · Medical education · Peer pressure · Peer tutor · Political science · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Social Psychology · Marketing
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |