gender differences in the timing of puberty can explain gender differences in achievement. We use British cohort data that … boys is however too small to explain more than a fraction of the gender gap in educational outcomes. Furthermore, we find … other causes of the gender gap. …

This paper surveys the trends in gender gaps in education, their causes and potential policy implications. I show that … increasing returns to education and lower female effort costs of education. Widening gender gap in education combined with recent … participation. The paper discusses evidence on educational policies that both widen and reduce gender gaps in educational outcomes …

education and gender differences in educational attainment and income. We argue that in a system that streams students into … of gender differences in the timing of puberty. We exploit the Finnish comprehensive school reform of the 1970's to … the tracking age increased gender differences in the probability of choosing the academic secondary education and in the …