Gender differences in the STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) disciplines are widespread in most OECD … gender gap using OLS regression and school fixed-effect models for each grade separately. Our results show that girls … countries and mathematics is the only subject where typically girls tend to underperform with respect to boys. This paper …

solving. We evaluate the causal effect of the intervention on the gender gap in mathematics in Italy with a randomized …We implement a teaching methodology aimed at improving primary school children's mathematical skills. The methodology … the math gender gap by more than 40%. The effect is stronger for girls with high pre-test scores. …

Our objective is to analyse the role of teacher and school quality to explain differences in students' educational … methods in order to identify the role of these factors for different groups of students. Our results show that school and …

confirm that objective mathematics abilities only explain a small share of the gender gap in self-assessed mathematics …. Gender-biased parental assessments explain a large part of the gender gap in mathematics self-assessment, highlighting the …It is well established that boys perceive themselves to be better in mathematics than girls, even when their ability is …

confirm that objective mathematics abilities only explain a small share of the gender gap in self-assessed mathematics …. Gender-biased parental assessments explain a large part of the gender gap in mathematics self-assessment, highlighting the …It is well established that boys perceive themselves to be better in mathematics than girls, even when their ability is …

In this paper, we study how classmate gender composition matters for students in Ethiopia. We base our results on a … asymmetry: males do not and females do benefit from exposure to more female classmates with less school absence and improvement … class, and in general, that the effects of classmate gender composition are consistent with social interaction effects. …

-level occupations. We analyse the role of school performance in mathematics and Italian (teacher grades and standardized test scores …This paper focuses on the gendered choice of high school in the Italian context, where children are tracked at age 14 … and are free to choose the type of school, with no binding teacher recommendation or ability restriction. It is therefore …

Decentralization of decision-making is among the most intriguing recent school reforms, in part because countries went … countries. Relying on panel estimation with country fixed effects, we identify the effect of school autonomy from within …-country changes in the average share of schools with autonomy over key elements of school operations. Our results show that autonomy …

Decentralization of decision-making is among the most intriguing recent school reforms, in part because countries went … countries. Relying on panel estimation with country fixed effects, we identify the effect of school autonomy from within …-country changes in the average share of schools with autonomy over key elements of school operations. Our results show that autonomy …