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Gender, motivation, and self-selection into teaching
Barigozzi, Francesca; Parasnis, Jaai; Tani, Massimiliano - 2022
the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia. We find that the opportunity costs of becoming a teacher vary by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013367286
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Does teacher gender matter in Europe? : evidence from TIMSS data
Hermann, Zoltán; Diallo, Alfa - 2017
This paper examines the effect of teacher gender on student achievement in 20 European countries. We employ a student … fixed effect approach to account for unobservable subject-invariant student ability and non-random student-teacher sorting … selection into the teaching profession, as it is stronger in countries where the teacher wages relative to graduate wages are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011628335
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Reconstructing school segregation : on the efficacy and equity of single-sex schooling
Billger, Sherrilyn M. (contributor) - 2006
African-Americans and low income students. -- single-sex education ; labor outcomes ; secondary schooling ; gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003301656
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The effects of high school peers' gender on college major, college performance and income
Anelli, Massimo; Peri, Giovanni - 2016
Using an originally constructed dataset that follows 30,000 Italian individuals from high school to the labor market, we analyze whether the gender composition of peers in high school affected their choice of college major, their academic performance and their labor market income. We exploit the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011515310
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The Effect of Teacher Gender on Student Achievement in Primary School : Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
Antecol, Heather - 2012
randomized experiment, we look at the effects of having a female teacher on the math test scores of students in primary school …. We find that female students who were assigned to a female teacher without a strong math background suffered from lower … (marginally) positive for female students who were assigned to a female teacher with a strong math background. Finally, we do not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107716
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Reconstructing School Segregation : On the Efficacy and Equity of Single-Sex Schooling
Billger, Sherrilyn M. - 2006
A change to Title IX has spurred new single-sex public schooling in the US. Until recently, nearly all gender-segregated schools were private, and I therefore address potential selection bias in the effects on educational and labor market outcomes using within private sector comparisons, an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012780454
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The Effects of High School Peers' Gender on College Major, College Performance and Income
Anelli, Massimo - 2016
Using an originally constructed dataset that follows 30,000 Italian individuals from high school to the labor market, we analyze whether the gender composition of peers in high school affected their choice of college major, their academic performance and their labor market income. We exploit the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012984501
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Peer gender and schooling: evidence from Ethiopia
Borbely, Daniel; Norris, Jonathan; Romiti, Agnese - 2021
In this paper, we study how classmate gender composition matters for students in Ethiopia. We base our results on a unique survey of students across classrooms and schools and among those randomly assigned to class. We find a strong asymmetry: males do not and females do benefit from exposure to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012549728
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Peer Gender and Schooling : Evidence from Ethiopia
Borbely, Daniel; Norris, Jonathan; Romiti, Agnese - 2022
In this paper, we study how classmate gender composition matters for students in Ethiopia. We base our results on a unique survey of students across classrooms and schools and among those randomly assigned to class. We find a strong asymmetry: males do not and females do benefit from exposure to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014240828
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Sibling Rivalry in Educational Attainment: The German Case
Bauer, Thomas K.; Gang, Ira N. - 2000
Recent studies exploring sibling rivalry in the allocation of household resources in the U.S. produce conflicting results. We contribute to this discussion by addressing the role of sibling rivalry in educational attainment in Germany. Using the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP) we are able to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262388