Research " ESSAYS ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FOREIGN DIRECT IN VESTMENT, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AND EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY "

ESSAYS ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FOREIGN DIRECT IN VESTMENT, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AND EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY My analysis of parental choices focuses on the possibility that parents may choose schools partly on the basis of the peer group offered. Although existing research does not conclusively establish the causal contribution of peer group characteristics to student outcomes (see, e.g., Coleman et al., 1966; Hanushek, Kain, and Rivkin, 2001; Katz, Kling, and Liebman, 2001), anecdotal evidence suggests that parents may place substantial weight on the peer group in their assessments of schools and neighborhoods. Realtor.com, a web site for house hunters, offers reports on several neighborhood characteristics that...