Plausibly Exogenous [1731] - Allegiance (10/29/2024)

LHS Variable
Allegiance of cadets

RHS Variable
Peers

Source of Exogenous Variation
Quasi-random variations in the proportion of cadets from northern (low-slave) states

- Guo, Jackson, and Jia (2024), “Comrades and Cause: Peer Influence on West Point Cadets' Civil War Allegiances”