Similar is Good, not too Similar is Optimal: Peer Group Composition and Self-Control
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We exploit the exogenous variation in peer groups generated by high school to college transitions to study the theoretical predictions of Battaglini, Bénabou and Tirole’s (2005) model of self-control in peer groups. As predicted by this theory, we find a non-linear, hump-shaped impact of peer similarity on individual self-control.
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