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Born in the Family : Preferences for Boys and the Gender Gap in Math
Dossi, Gaia - 2019
We study the correlation between parental gender attitudes and the performance in mathematics of girls using two … when we study the correlations between girls' performance in mathematics and maternal gender role attitudes, using evidence … the observed gender disparities in mathematics performance and document that maternal gender attitudes correlate with …
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Scientific Education and Innovation : From Technical Diplomas to University STEM Degrees
Bianchi, Nicola - 2019
This paper studies the effects of university STEM education on innovation and labor market outcomes by exploiting a change in enrollment requirements in Italian STEM majors. University-level scientific education had two direct effects on the development of patents by students who had acquired a...
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Are Foreign Stem PhDs More Entrepreneurial? Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Preferences and Employment Outcomes of Native and Foreign Science & Engineering PhD Students
Roach, Michael - 2019
Prior research has shown that immigrants make important contributions to US innovation and are more likely than natives to become entrepreneurs. However, there is little evidence on how foreign and native high-skilled workers differ prior to entering the workforce. Moreover, little attention has...
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Dynamics of the Gender Gap in High Math Achievement
Ellison, Glenn - 2018
the American Mathematics Competition. A clear gender gap is already present by 9th grade and the gender gap widens over …
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The Impact of Permanent Residency Delays for STEM PhDs : Who leaves and Why
Kahn, Shulamit - 2018
This paper assesses whether delays in obtaining permanent residency status can explain recent declines in the share of Chinese and Indian PhD graduates from US STEM programs who remain in the US after their studies. We find that newly-binding limits on permanent visas for those from China and...
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The Heterogeneous Effect of Affirmative Action on Performance
Bracha, Anat - 2018
This paper experimentally investigates the effect of gender-based affirmative action (AA) on performance in the lab, focusing on a tournament environment. The tournament is based on GRE math questions commonly used in graduate school admission, and at which women are known to perform worse on...
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The Family Origin of the Math Gender Gap is a White Affluent Phenomenon
Dossi, Gaia; Figlio, David N.; Giuliano, Paola; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
mathematics, and that these norms could be transmitted within the family. Using data from the Florida Department of Education … find that gender role norms can explain the lower performance of girls in mathematics only in relatively affluent White …
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One-node Quadrature Beats Monte Carlo : A Generalized Stochastic Simulation Algorithm
Judd, Kenneth - 2011
In conventional stochastic simulation algorithms, Monte Carlo integration and curve fitting are merged together and implemented by means of regression. We perform a decomposition of the solution error and show that regression does a good job in curve fitting but a poor job in integration, which...
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Recruiting Effective Math Teachers : How Do Math Immersion Teachers Compare?
Boyd, Donald - 2010
School districts often struggle to recruit and retain effective math teachers. Alternative-route certification programs aim to expand the pool of teachers available; however, many alternate routes have not been able to attract large numbers of teacher candidates with undergraduate degrees in...
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So you want to run an experiment, now what? Some Simple Rules of Thumb for Optimal Experimental Design
List, John A. - 2010
Experimental economics represents a strong growth industry. In the past several decades the method has expanded beyond intellectual curiosity, now meriting consideration alongside the other more traditional empirical approaches used in economics. Accompanying this growth is an influx of new...
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