Gender disparities in STEM fields participation are a major cause of concern for policymakers around the world. In … addition to talent misallocation, low female enrollment rates in STEM careers contribute to gender-based inequalities in …

We develop a model of intergenerational educational mobility incorporating gender bias against girls in the family … uneducated fathers face lower relative and absolute mobility (rural and urban). We find gender equality in absolute mobility for …

We incorporate gender bias against girls in the family, the school and the labor market in amodel of intergenerational … concave or convex, and gender biasaffects both relative and absolute mobility. We test these predictions in India and China … the gender gap closes when the fathers are collegeeducated. In China, the CEF is convex for sons in urban areas, but …

We incorporate gender bias against girls in the family, the school and the labor market in a model of intergenerational … persistence in schooling where parents self-finance children's education because of credit market imperfections. Parents may … with low schooling, but the gender gap closes when the father is college educated. In China, the CEF is convex for sons in …

We develop a model of intergenerational educational mobility incorporating gender bias against girls in the family … uneducated fathers face lower relative and absolute mobility (rural and urban). We find gender equality in absolute mobility for …

students in India. We measure teacher's bias through an index capturing teacher's subjective beliefs about the role of gender … the medium-performing students, having a female teacher significantly reduces the gender gap in math performance. As a …

subsequent science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related education and labour market outcomes. Using three …’s education significantly explain some portion of the caste-based gaps, but they do not explain the gender gap that persists even …This paper investigates the role of social identity, namely gender and caste of individuals, in stream choice at the …

students in India. We measure teacher's bias through an index capturing teacher's subjective beliefs about the role of gender … the medium-performing students, having a female teacher significantly reduces the gender gap in math performance. As a …

subsequent science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related education and labour market outcomes. Using three …’s education significantly explain some portion of the caste-based gaps, but they do not explain the gender gap that persists even …This paper investigates the role of social identity, namely gender and caste of individuals, in stream choice at the …