social environment affects women's STEM choices as early as high school. Using administrative data from China, we find that … school, while more high-performing males decrease this likelihood. We also find that peer quality has persistent effects on …

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 …

We explore in this study the potential impact of school closures to in-person learning on the labor supply of parents … in terms of paid employment and hours of work. Using a probit model, we find that women with school-age children … men with school-age children. We also apply a Heckman model to estimate the log of hours of work. Conditional on …

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 … in STEM occupations, earn less, and have more children. Our findings show that the school peer environment has lasting …

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 … in STEM occupations, earn less, and have more children. Our findings show that the school peer environment has lasting …

This paper investigates how high school gender composition affects students' participation in STEM college studies …. Using Danish administrative data, we exploit idiosyncratic within-school variation in gender composition. We find that … because they (1) are less likely to work in STEM occupations, and (2) have more children. Our findings show that the school …