@article{ref1,
title="The influence of classmates on adolescent criminal activities in the United States",
journal="Deviant behavior",
year="2018",
author="Kim, Jinho and Fletcher, Jason M.",
volume="39",
number="3",
pages="275-292",
abstract="This article examines the effect of delinquent peers on an individual's criminal activity by leveraging quasi-experimental variation in exposure to peers, separating confounding and causal effects. In particular, we examine the role of wider peer networks (i.e., classmates) as a critical source of influence on adolescents' delinquent behavior. Using a combined instrumental variables/fixed effects methodology, we address important methodological challenges in estimating peer effects. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that increasing the proportion of peers who engage in criminal activities by 5 percent will increase the likelihood an individual engages in criminal activities by 3 percentage points.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0163-9625",
doi="10.1080/01639625.2016.1269563",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2016.1269563"
}