ministers’ gender, political ideology, prior professional experience in development cooperation, education in economics, and …

to single-sex environments they behave the same as the males. Thus, part of the observed gender difference in behaviour … under uncertainty found in previous studies might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. …

In this study, we analyze whether the gender of a student’s siblings affects the choice of college major. A family with … same-gender siblings may encourage academic choices that are less gender stereotyped. We use a unique dataset covering 30 … academic careers from high school to college graduation. We find that mixed-gender siblings tend to choose college majors …

In many countries there is a considerable gender gap in enrolment for a bachelor’s degree in Economics, arguably an …