consistent with the hypothesis that the Kenyan education system and curricular materials are oriented to the academically …) a centralized, unified education system; 2) the heterogeneity in student preparation associated with rapid expansion of … education; and 3) disproportionate elite power. …

This study uses a controlled experiment to explore whether there are gender differences in selecting into competitive … providing insights into the underpinnings of the factors hypothesized to be determinants of the observed gender differences in …

observe gender imbalances in labor markets: men are more competitively inclined than women. Whether, and to what extent, such … attenuate the gender differences, including whether the job is performed in teams, whether the job task is female-oriented, and …

We examine gender differences in bargaining outcomes in a highly competitive and commonly used market: the taxi market … eliminates gender differences and the response is shown only to be consistent with statistical discrimination. Our study secures … is the sole source of differential gender outcomes. …

premiums among women account for nearly 90 percent of the gender gap in higher education. Interestingly, non-cognitive factors … some gender differences in the determinants of college attendance. I find that higher non-cognitive skills and college …

. Stock measures of education among the entire adult population show rising attainment levels for both men and women, with men … mask two interesting patterns: (a) gender difference at the cohort level had vanished by the early 1950 birth cohort and …

Gender differences in competitiveness are often discussed as a potential explanation for gender differences in … education and labor market outcomes. We correlate an incentivized measure of competitiveness with an important career choice of … of profile choice as gender. More importantly, up to 23 percent of the gender difference in profile choice can be …