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Katrina's Children: Evidence on the Structure of Peer Effects from Hurricane Evacuees. NBER Working Paper No. 15291
- Source :
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National Bureau of Economic Research . 2009. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- In 2005, hurricanes Katrina and Rita forced many children to relocate across the Southeast. While schools quickly enrolled evacuees, receiving families worried about the impact of evacuees on non-evacuee students. Data from Houston and Louisiana show that, on average, the influx of evacuees moderately reduced elementary math test scores in Houston. We reject linear-in-means models of peer effects and find evidence of a highly non-linear but monotonic model--student achievement improves with high ability and worsens with low ability peers. Moreover, exposure to undisciplined evacuees increased native absenteeism and disciplinary problems, supporting a "bad apple" model in behavior.
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- National Bureau of Economic Research
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- ED506385
- Document Type :
- Reports - Evaluative