Are Boys Discriminated in Swedish High Schools?

Girls outperform boys in school. Part of the difference in educational results may be due to discrimination of boys in grading. We rigorously test this in a field experiment using blind and non-blind grading of tests. We find no evidence of discrimination against boys

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Year of publication:	2017
Authors:	Tyrefors, Björn
Publisher:	[2017]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Schweden \| Sweden \| Jungen \| Boys \| Geschlechterdiskriminierung \| Gender discrimination \| Weiterführende Schule \| Secondary school
Description of contents:	Abstract [papers.ssrn.com]

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Economics of Education Review, Vol. 30, No. 4, 2011 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 29, 2017 erstellt Volltext nicht verfügbar
Classification:	C93 - Field Experiments ; I20 - Education. General ; J16 - Economics of Gender
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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