We conduct a randomized controlled trial to study the effect of gender composition of teams on performance, self … school students into two groups: we assign students in one group to teams of varying gender composition using random …-formed gender-biased teams prefer even more gender-biased teams ex-post. Our results also show that female-predominant teams under …

This paper tests if gender-discrimination in grading affects pupils' achievements and course choices. I use a unique … during high school. Based on double-differences, the identification of the gender bias in grades suggests that girls benefit …

outcomes between men and women, and urban and rural residents using the Turkish Demographic and Health Surveys. This policy is … women. The policy equalizes the educational attainment of urban and rural children substantially. The urban-rural gap in the … completed years of schooling at age 17 falls by 0.5 years for men and by 0.7 to 0.8 years for women. However, there is no …

activities has been hetero-geneous over education levels and among schools. Using a real time survey data collected in April 2020 …

Elisabeth Grewenig prepared this study while she was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo … Munich. It consists of five distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of human capital formation and education … investigates the impact of gender norms on labor-supply expectations of adolescents. Chapter 3 analyzes the effects of the Corona …

One of the targets of the Millennium Development Goals−gender parity in all levels of education−is widely considered to … other two decisions. This contradirectional gender bias is unique to Bangladesh and partly explained by the presence of … ineffective in narrowing the gender gaps in academic performance and intrahousehold allocation of education resources. Gender …

gender differences in the timing of puberty can explain gender differences in achievement. We use British cohort data that … with a slower rate of cognitive skill growth during adolescence. This disadvantage in cognitive development is also … boys is however too small to explain more than a fraction of the gender gap in educational outcomes. Furthermore, we find …

We evaluate the impact of a role model intervention on the gender attitudes, college aspirations and education outcomes … models on boys' and girls' attitudes toward gender equality but no impact on college aspirations. Data collected two and four …