experiment. We find steep socioeconomic gradients and a substantial boy-girl gap in math test scores. However, among children of …

This paper provides evidence on the sources of the persisting mathematics test score gap between boys and girls. In … particular, we investigate the role of the share of female mathematics teachers in secondary school and of pupils self …-confidence and extrinsic motivation in mathematics. We find that the share of female mathematics teachers does not seem to affect …

experiment in which children were randomly assigned to classrooms within schools for four consecutive grades. As a result, each …

in an international blind-test known as the “Mathematical Kangaroo” in 2008. The estimation considers a two …

Gender differences in the STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) disciplines are widespread in most OECD … countries and mathematics is the only subject where typically girls tend to underperform with respect to boys. This paper …