Peer Learning in Teams and Work Performance: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

Kenju Kamei and John Ashworth
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John Ashworth: Department of Economics and Finance, Durham University

No 2022-005, Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series from Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University

Abstract: A novel field experiment shows that learning activities in pairs with a greater spread in abilities lead to better individual work performance, relative to those in pairs with similar abilities. The positive effect of the former is not limited to their performance in peer learning material, but it also spills over to their performance in other areas. The underlying improvement comes from the stronger increased performance of those whose achievements were weak prior to peer learning. This implies that exogenously determining learning partners with different abilities helps improve productivity through knowledge sharing and potential peer effects.

Keywords: peer effects; dilemma; field experiment; teamwork; knowledge sharing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 I23 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2022-04-05
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