School Boarding and Students'Prosocial Behaviors:Evidence from Rural China  

作　　者：Yunsen Li Guochang Zhao Yunlu Li Liang Luo 

机构地区：[1]School of Economics,Southwest University of Political Science and Law,China [2]Research Institute of Economics and Management,Southwestern University of Finance and Economics,China. [3]Beijing Normal University,China.

出　　处：《China & World Economy》2023年第3期115-139,共25页中国与世界经济（英文版）

基　　金：by the Science and Technology Project of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission(Nos.KJQN202100309 and KJZD-K202200307);the Chongqing Education Science Project(No.2018-GX-006);the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics under the 111 Project Research Base(No.B16040).

摘　　要：This study investigated the efects of boarding at school on students'prosocial behaviors in rural China using data from the National Children's Study of China.The instrumental variable(IV)approach was used to control for potential endogeneity,and the IVs were the proportion of boarding students in higher grades and the school area per student.The ordinary least squares and IV estimates showed that boarding students exhibited more prosocial behaviors,including compliance with rules,positive traits,and altruistic attitudes.These results were robust.Heterogeneity analyses suggested that students from low-income families,children who were not"left behind,"high-grade students,and female students were more likely to benefit from boarding.We found that these effects were primarily due to boarding students developing stronger feelings of trust and support from their peers and teachers and participating in more school-organized events and team activities.

关 键 词：boarding at school formation of prosocial preference prosocial behaviors social interaction students in rural China 

分 类 号：F32[经济管理—产业经济]