. Our results closely align with gender-specific responses to competitive pressure in the literature. Female students with … gender composition in schools. …

range, with a focus on gender-specific parental responses to this negative shock. Using data from a nationally … with brothers. Gender-biased human capital investment by families tends to amplify the harmful effects for girls, while … assistance from their families and attain lower levels of education. …

Teachers' stereotypical assessments widen the gender gap in earnings and formal sector employment after high school …, irrespective of gender. …

financial literacy. In an information provision experiment, we inform respondents about age or gender differences in numeracy to … and education. We find that being informed about age differences has no significant effect. In contrast, being informed … about gender differences increases the confidence of male respondents through a stereotype boost, while leaving female …

There is no clear theoretical prediction regarding whether home computers are an important input in the educational … first-ever field experiment involving the provision of free computers to students for home use. Financial aid students … attending a large community college in Northern California were randomly selected to receive free computers and were followed …

technology in education. Many schools today provide personal computers not only to older students, but also in primary school …. We investigate how 1:1 computer technology impacts student performance in primary school in Sweden, using data from an … implementing 1:1 technology. Nevertheless, all positive impacts in subgroups appear to be rather small, amounting to 0.01-0.03 SD …

. Because these abilities substantially affect individuals' life trajectories in terms of health, education, and earnings, the …

business world and in education. While the scientific literature has largely documented the benefits of mindfulness meditation …

business world and in education. While the scientific literature has largely documented the benefits of mindfulness meditation …

business world and in education. While the scientific literature has largely documented the benefits of mindfulness meditation …