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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 examine educational transmission between fathers (mothers) and daughters in India for daughters born during 1962-1991. We find that educational persistence, as measured by the regression coefficient of father's (mother's) education as a predictor of daughter's education, has declined over...
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margin does not increase the likelihood that men form families. In contrast, women admitted to further education are more … observed in the data is driven by selection. For women, our estimates are consistent with the idea that, as increased returns … make women more attractive as potential partners. …
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extract from marriage. When the returns to education and household roles are gender neutral, men and women educate in equal … investments that are efficient. Given that the gender wage gap narrows with the level of education, women's labor-market return … proportions and there is pure positive assortative matching in the marriage market. But if men and women have different market …
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The existence of gender gaps in test scores has been documented in the relevant literature for a wide range of … across regions within the same country are crucial determinants in understanding gender differences in PISA 2009 test scores …: girls perform relatively better in both maths and reading in societies where gender equality is enhanced, and the effect …
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psychology literature with respect to the academic impact of gender dynamics in the classroom. Specifically, using data from a … consistent if one takes into account a teacher's academic background in math. -- teacher gender ; student achievement ; random …
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We randomly assign more than 6,000 students from 150 primary schools in Bangladesh to work on math assignments in one of three settings: individually, in groups with random schoolmates, or in groups with friends. The groups consist of four people and are balanced by average cognitive ability and...
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Economic development in Latin America has trailed most other world regions over the past four decades despite its relatively high initial development and school attainment levels. This puzzle can be resolved by considering the actual learning as expressed in tests of cognitive skills, on which...
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We examine the relationship between wealth and health through prominent growth indicators and cognitive ability. Cognitive ability is represented by nutritional status. The proxy variable for nutritional status is BMI. We use the reduced form equation in the cubic specification of time...
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This paper analyzes the relationship between higher education and body weight and smoking behavior among women in …
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