Extracurricular tutoring fever: Competitive pressure and peer effect

IF 1.9 Q2 ECONOMICS
Changhong Li , Wenlian Lin
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Abstract

Recently, China's Ministry of Education has established a new department to regulate extracurricular tutoring for the purpose of reducing students' excessive academic burden. In this paper, we provide empirical evidence that academic competitiveness among students is a key driver of the extracurricular tutoring fever. Using the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS) data, we show that when their competitors attend extracurricular tutoring, students keep up with the actions of competitors, generating the peer effect of extracurricular tutoring. This effect is more pronounced for students with stronger competitive preferences. However, this irrational imitation behavior does not improve students' academic performance.

课外辅导热:竞争压力和同伴效应
最近,中国教育部新成立了一个部门来规范课外辅导,以减轻学生过重的学业负担。在本文中,我们提供了实证证据,证明学生之间的学业竞争力是推动课外辅导热的关键因素。利用中国教育面板调查(CEPS)数据,我们发现当竞争对手参加课外辅导时,学生会跟上竞争对手的行动,从而产生课外辅导的同伴效应。这种效应对竞争偏好较强的学生更为明显。然而,这种非理性的模仿行为并不能提高学生的学习成绩。
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