education and gender differences in educational attainment and income. We argue that in a system that streams students into … of gender differences in the timing of puberty. We exploit the Finnish comprehensive school reform of the 1970's to … the tracking age increased gender differences in the probability of choosing the academic secondary education and in the …

Using data from 27 sub-Saharan African countries, I identify the causal effect of sibling gender on education and how … gender, while boys who do not inherit experience a significant negative effect of having a brother. Having a brother has a … small negative effect on the education of girls, regardless of inheritance customs. The effect of sibling gender converges …

Cross-country studies reveal two consistent gender gaps in education - underachievement in school by boys and low rates … deficient non-cognitive skills. I revisit the determinants of the gender gap in U.S. educational attainment with a relatively …-advantaged sample of young men and women and find that school behavior and measured skills are not very important drivers of gender …

gender differences in the timing of puberty can explain gender differences in achievement. We use British cohort data that … boys is however too small to explain more than a fraction of the gender gap in educational outcomes. Furthermore, we find … other causes of the gender gap. …

This paper surveys the trends in gender gaps in education, their causes and potential policy implications. I show that … increasing returns to education and lower female effort costs of education. Widening gender gap in education combined with recent … participation. The paper discusses evidence on educational policies that both widen and reduce gender gaps in educational outcomes …

pattern for women. -- School shootings ; school performance ; shocking news ; gender differences ; treatment effect models …

pattern for women. -- school shootings ; school performance ; shocking news ; gender differences ; treatment effect models …

. -- gender ; competition ; incentives ; GRE ; high stakes ; low stakes ; test score gap …