In many countries there is a considerable gender gap in enrolment for a bachelor's degree in Economics, arguably an … discriminating against female applicants. What we find is that girls are less likely to apply for a bachelor's degree in Economics to … Maths in high school and this may deter them from applying to study Economics at the university level. However, even among …

In many countries there is a considerable gender gap in enrolment for a bachelor's degree in Economics, arguably an … discriminating against female applicants. What we find is that girls are less likely to apply for a bachelor's degree in Economics to … Maths in high school and this may deter them from applying to study Economics at the university level. However, even among …

In many countries there is a considerable gender gap in enrolment for a bachelor's degree in Economics, arguably an … discriminating against female applicants. What we find is that girls are less likely to apply for a bachelor's degree in Economics to … Maths in high school and this may deter them from applying to study Economics at the university level. However, even among …

In many countries there is a considerable gender gap in enrolment for a bachelor's degree in Economics, arguably an … discriminating against female applicants.What we find is that girls are less likely to apply for a bachelor's degree in Economics to … Maths in high school and this may deter them from applying to study Economics at the university level. However, even among …

In many countries there is a considerable gender gap in enrolment for a bachelor’s degree in Economics, arguably an … against female applicants. What we find is that girls are less likely to apply for a bachelor’s degree in Economics to start … in high school and this may deter them from applying to study Economics at the university level. However, even among …

This dissertation consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of the economics of education … performance. Finally, chapter 5 presents new insights to gender gaps in adult cognitive skills, showing that they are highly …

This paper analyzes professors' effect from a fundamental first-year course in Economics on students' later performance …

examines some of the rationale for the women's education and the discrimination against them in Eritrea. The paper highlights … life. Eritrean women contribute largely for the freedom and economic development. The girls' education during the colonial … ideological construction of gender identities in the country promotes males as being more important in the society. This paper …

This paper presents an overview of gender differences in education outcomes in OECD countries. A rich set of indicators …-performance in education. Possible explanatory factors include incentives provided by changing employment opportunities for women …, demographic trends, as well as the higher sensitivity of boys to disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. Gender differences in …