social environment affects women's STEM choices as early as high school. Using administrative data from China, we find that …Women have historically been underrepresented in STEM majors and occupations, a gap that has persisted over time. There … exposure to high-performing female peers in mathematics increases the likelihood that women choose a science track during high …

characteristic of same-age neighbors-their gender-affects a variety of high school and university outcomes. We exploit randomness in … the gender composition of local cohorts at birth from one year to the next. In a setting in which school assignment is … female neighbors improves both male and female students' high school and university outcomes. We also find that female …

This paper examines how exposure to students identified as gifted (IQ ≥ 130) affects achievement in secondary school … unprecedented detail. We find a positive and significant effect of the exposure to gifted students on school achievement in both …. Finally, exposure to gifted students in school has consequences that extend beyond the classroom: it increases the likelihood …

This paper examines how exposure to students identified as gifted (IQ ≥ 130) affects achievement in secondary school … unprecedented detail. We find a positive and significant effect of the exposure to gifted students on school achievement in both …. Finally, exposure to gifted students in school has consequences that extend beyond the classroom: it increases the likelihood …

Gender segregation in the labor market may be explained by women's re- luctance to choose technical occupations … coedu- cational classes on the choice of school type for female students. We propose that girls are less likely to choose a … female-dominated school type at the age of 14 after spending the previous years in classes with a higher share of female …

characteristic of same-age neighbors - their gender - affects a variety of high school and university outcomes. We exploit randomness … in the gender composition of local cohorts at birth from one year to the next. In a setting in which school assignment is … female neighbors improves both male and female students' high school and university outcomes. We also find that female …

unexpectedly increased education attainment as more students chose to complete the next school stage. This impact is almost … entirely driven by girls from more disadvantaged households. Treated women later experienced important positive improvements in … reduced school costs combined with strongly non-linear returns to female education. …

unexpectedly increased education attainment as more students chose to complete the next school stage. This impact is almost … entirely driven by girls from more disadvantaged households. Treated women later experienced important positive improvements in … reduced school costs combined with strongly non-linear returns to female education. …

performers on girls' high school placement outcomes. We disentangle two channels through which peers of either sex can play a … role: academic performance and school preferences. We also focus on the effects of peers along the distribution of baseline …

This paper investigates how high school gender composition affects students' participation in STEM at college. Using … Danish administrative data, we exploit idiosyncratic within-school variation in gender composition. We find that having a … larger proportion of female peers reduces women's probability of enrolling in and graduating from STEM programs. Men's STEM …