TY - JOUR T1 - Gender Peer Effects on Students’ Academic and Noncognitive Outcomes JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour SP - 686 LP - 710 DO - 10.3368/jhr.56.3.0918-9736R2 VL - 56 IS - 3 AU - Jie Gong AU - Yi Lu AU - Hong Song Y1 - 2021/07/01 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/56/3/686.abstract N2 - This study examines gender peer effects on students’ academic and noncognitive outcomes. We use a nationally representative survey of middle school students in China and focus on schools that randomly assign students to classrooms. Our findings show that having a higher proportion of female peers in class improves students’ test scores and noncognitive outcomes, which include their social acclimation and general satisfaction in school. A further decomposition of channels suggests that teacher behavior, greater student effort, and the improved classroom environment are the primary channels through which peers’ gender influences student outcomes. ER -