Informal social interactions, academic achievement and behavior
Evidence from peers on the school bus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9703475 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew A Lenard, Matthew Lenard (0000-0003-2234-0666, Florida State University), Mikko Silliman (Aalto University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 135 |
| Issue | 671 |
| Pages | 2359-2373 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ej/ueaf013 |
| OpenAlex | W4407249351 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 42 |
We study the effects of informal social interactions on academic achievement and behaviour using idiosyncratic variation in peer groups stemming from changes in bus routes across elementary, middle and high school. Our results suggest that student interactions outside the classroom—especially in adolescence—may be an important factor in the education production function for both academic and, particularly, behavioural skills. The effects of interactions on the bus are also related to neighbourhood measures—suggesting that one way that interactions on the bus may matter is by amplifying interactions in the neighbourhood
Academic achievement · Biology · Developmental psychology · Function (biology · Mathematics education · Peer effects · Peer group · Peer influence · Peer pressure · Physics · Variation (astronomy · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |