Does Academic Peer Quality Promote Solidarity? Evidence from Caste Based Peer Effects in India
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This paper investigates whether academic peer quality in colleges reduces social distance between castes in India by examining academic peer effects across castes. Using cutoff based admission rules and a unique data set linking admission data to college exit exam scores; I find that the better quality of high-caste students has a negative effect on the performance of the low-caste students. The peer quality of the low-caste students also negatively affects high-caste students, with more pronounced effects on high achievers. These findings suggest that college environment does not succeed at reducing caste-based social barriers. JEL classification: O15, I21
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