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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 …
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013459817
that feature two novel contributions. Unlike other gender peer effects studies, a) we use a rich sample of schools and …
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that feature two novel contributions. Unlike other gender peer effects studies, a) we use a rich sample of schools and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014447791
Gender peer effects are potentially important for optimally organizing schools and neighborhoods. In this paper, we … examine how the gender of classmates and neighbors affects a variety of high school outcomes and choice of university major … unobserved characteristics of schools and neighborhoods that might be correlated with peer gender composition, we exploit within …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012907839
Gender peer effects are potentially important for optimally organizing schools and neighborhoods. In this paper, we … examine how the gender of classmates and neighbors affects a variety of high school outcomes and choice of university major … confounding unobserved characteristics of schools and neighborhoods that might be correlated with peer gender composition, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984470
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Women have historically been underrepresented in STEM majors and occupations, a gap that has persisted over time. There are concerns that this is related to academic choices made at an earlier age. The purpose of this paper is to examine how social environment affects women's STEM choices as...
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presence of gifted peers in all subjects regardless of their gender, whereas female students seem to benefit primarily from the …
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presence of gifted peers in all subjects regardless of their gender, whereas female students seem to benefit primarily from the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389470