mathematics. In this paper, we document several features of their relative performance. First, we note that the gender gap appears … teacher gender) help explain a substantial portion of the gap. While none of these explanations help in explaining a large … portion of the gender gap, we show that boys and girls differ significantly in perceptions about their own ability in math …

precision of results generated by public opinion surveys. Survey research on basic health and education services sub …

effect of a policy reform. Chapters 2 to 4 provide a contribution to the literature on economics of education and investigate … homelands in the aftermath of World War II. The econometric analyses are based on different micro data sets and employ micro …

This study investigates men's attitudes toward women's education in Afghanistan, focusing on primary, secondary, and … toward women's education are predominantly negative, notably in rural areas. However, women's contributions to household … income significantly mitigate these negative attitudes, particularly toward secondary education, followed by tertiary …

serostatus, as HIV-positive women were significantly (p<0.001) more likely to have a low level of education than their HIV …. Moreover, female participants with low levels of education were 2.26 times as likely to be HIV infected, compared to those who … had attended secondary or higher education institutions (OR=2.27, CI=1.40 - 3.68). Results illustrate that Indian women …

Frauen sind in der Start-up-Welt unterrepräsentiert. In Deutschland wurden seit 2008 nur 4 Prozent der Start-ups von … gründen, und dass Frauen daher in der Start-up-Welt weniger aktiv sind. Um den Anteil der Start-up-Gründungen durch Frauen zu …Women are underrepresented in the start-up world. Since 2008, only 4 per cent of start-ups in Germany have been founded …

The FIFA Soccer World Cups often happen within one month just before the national entrance exam to universities and … the exam. We find that Vietnamese men who had the university entrance exam during the FIFA Soccer World Cups tend to have … a lower proportion of having a bachelor's degree. Exposure to World Cups also reduces the probability of having a formal …

Detecting gender discrimination among children in the intra-household allocation of goods from household surveys has … often proven to be difficult. This paper uses some of the commonly used techniques in this field to analyze education …-India level are robust to the statistical method and the education expenditure measure, while they are more sensitive to changes …

1987 and 2009. Despite rising growth, fertility decline, and rising wages and education levels, women's labor force …'s education, stigmas against educated women engaging in menial work, and falling selectivity of highly educated women. On the …