This paper investigates how the peer gender composition in university affects students' major choices and labor market …

of the PISA test in math, confidence is decomposed into two dimensions: confidence in correct math knowledge and … students. While ability alone increases confidence and decreases overconfidence, the interaction effect of feminine gender and … ones, while the positive effect of ability on confidence is smaller for females. That being said, the negative gender gap …

investigates the impact of gender norms on labor-supply expectations of adolescents. Chapter 3 analyzes the effects of the Corona …

We document gender differences in reactions to failure in the National College Entrance Exam, an extremely high … gender disparity in the tendency to retake has important implications for exam performance, college enrollment, and labor …

differences in TVA explain an important part of the gender gaps we observe on test scores and on postsecondary education … practices benefit students independently of their gender.Finally, we also find that female teachers are on average more … effective at teaching female students, and that math teachers tend to be biased in favor of male students …

counterparts. These gender differences can be traced back to university, where women shy away from majors like finance that lead to … high earnings. In this paper, we investigate how the gender composition of peers in business school affects women's and men … show that studying with more female peers in business school increases gender segregation in educational choice and affects …

of the PISA test in math, confidence is decomposed into two dimensions: confidence in correct math knowledge and … students. While ability alone increases confidence and decreases overconfidence, the interaction effect of feminine gender and … ones, while the positive effect of ability on confidence is smaller for females. That being said, the negative gender gap …

performance. Finally, chapter 5 presents new insights to gender gaps in adult cognitive skills, showing that they are highly …

Diversity in gender identity and sexual orientation challenges traditional institutions, social norms, and gendered …