indices related to socio-economic inequality, such as the Gini index, human development index, or gender inequality index … insignificant, indicating income inequality had little effect on students’ PISA performance. On the other hand, the gender … capital and competitiveness, and focus on decreasing gender disparity and the associated loss of achievement due to gender …

, teachers, and peers. We find no evidence of differential responses by gender. …

a difference-in-differences estimation method, it was found that early tracking has a direct effect on the gender gap in … gender gap varies to a great extent between countries. While the existing literature explains these differences as being … like tracking, grade retention, and individualised teaching practices. The gender test score gap is analysed in math …

This paper analyses the impact of teacher gender towards students’ test results in a blinded Math test administered to … in an international blind-test known as the “Mathematical Kangaroo” in 2008. The estimation considers a two … teacher gender and student results. Moreover, students with female teachers have a higher probability of participating in the …

The idea that students benefit from same-sex teachers has motivated policies around the world aimed at reducing gender …

This paper assesses the effect of teachers on the gender gap in student test scores. It combines different empirical … and reading gender gaps. We use rich administrative data from Chile, that allows us to follow teachers through different … reduce the gender gap in math by 16.9%. The reduction in the math gender gap is greater in voucher schools (16.1%), among …