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the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for …
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We study the effect of educational attainment on family formation using regression discontinuity designs generated by centralized admissions processes to both secondary and tertiary education in Finland. Admission to further education at either margin does not increase the likelihood that men...
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transform gender attitudes and promote educational equality in Afghanistan. …
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class-level exposure to mixed-gender (versus same-sex) peers. We find robust evidence that pupils in single-sex schools … school-level covariates. Focusing on switching schools, we find that the conversion of the pupil gender type from single …-varying observables. While for boys, the negative effect is largely driven by exposure to mixed-gender peers at school-level, it is class …
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We present experimental evidence on the impact of a technology-aided after-school instruction program on learning outcomes in middle school grades in urban India, using a lottery that provided students with a voucher to cover program costs. A key feature of the program was its ability to...
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' programming skills and on their awareness of gender differences in the workforce. However, it did not seem to affect girls …' aspirations to pursue higher education in STEM-related disciplines. The gender stereotypes children are exposed to from a very …
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many more high-achieving students than the average school. Gender-related differences and other breakdowns are also …
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We use statewide administrative data from Florida to estimate the impact of attending public schools with different grade configurations on student achievement through grade 10. To identify the causal effect of structural school transitions, we use student fixed effects and instrument for middle...
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This paper examines the long-run impact of ordinal rank during primary school on productivity using comprehensive English administrative data. Identification is obtained from variation in test score distributions across cohorts and subjects, such that the same score relative to the class mean...
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In recent years, many states, including California, Texas, and Oregon, have changed admissions policies to increase access to public universities for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. A key concern, however, is how these students will perform. This paper examines the relationship...
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