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The Long-Run Effects of Disruptive Peers
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2017-01-01)
There's a great deal of research on how classmates can affect test scores and discipline in school, but what about later in life? In Working Paper 1605, PERC's Rex Grey Professor of Economics Mark Hoekstra, Scott E. Carrell ...
The Impact of College Diversity on Behavior Toward Minorities
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2017-10-01)
For decades, colleges and universities have focused on increasing racial diversity on college campuses through targeted policy efforts. Authors Hoekstra, Carrell and West investigate whether diversity causes members of the ...
Illegal Immigration, State Law, and Deterrence
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2016-09-01)
Can state and federal policies deter undocumented workers from entering the U.S.? In Working Paper 1604, PERC's Rex Grey Professor Mark Hoekstra, and Sandra Orozco-Aleman, address this timely and critical immigration policy ...
Peer Quality and Benefits to Attending Better Schools
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2017-05-01)
Despite strong demand for attending high schools with better peers, there is mixed evidence on whether doing so improves academic outcomes. The authors estimate the cognitive returns to high school quality using administrative ...
The Effect of Own-Gender Juries on Conviction Rates
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2018-07-11)
The right to an impartial jury is the cornerstone of the U.S. justice system and is enshrined in the Bill of Rights, but are these juries truly impartial, or do they favor defendants who are similar to themselves? In PERC ...