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Gender of Siblings and Choice of College Major
Anelli, Massimo - 2014
In this study we analyze whether the gender composition of siblings within a family affects the choice of College Major …. The question is whether a family environment that is more gender-homogeneous encourages academic choices that are less … gender stereotyped. We use the last name and the exact family address contained in a unique dataset covering 30,000 Italian …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013060974
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Do Boys and Girls Use Computers Differently, and Does it Contribute to Why Boys Do Worse in School than Girls?
Fairlie, Robert W. - 2015
the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013014978
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Family Disadvantage and the Gender Gap in Behavioral and Educational Outcomes
Autor, David H. - 2016
. Evidence supports that this is a causal effect of the post-natal environment; family disadvantage is unrelated to the gender … gap in neonatal health. We conclude that the gender gap among black children is larger than among white children in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012988233
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Migration Background and Educational Tracking : Is There a Double Disadvantage for Second-Generation Immigrants?
Lüdemann, Elke - 2010
Research on immigrants' educational disadvantages largely focuses on differences in student achievement tests. Exploiting data from the German PIRLS extension, we find that second-generation immigrants face additional disadvantages with respect to grades and teacher recommendations for secondary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013135527
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Increasing Workplace Diversity : Evidence From a Recruiting Experiment at a Fortune 500 Company
Flory, Jeffrey - 2018
The persistent lack of workplace diversity in management and leadership may lead to organizational vulnerabilities. White males occupy most high-profile positions in the largest U.S. corporations whereas African Americans, Hispanics, and women are clearly underrepresented in leadership roles....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012916193
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Gender and Racial Biases : Evidence from Child Adoption
Baccara, Mariagiovanna; Collard-Wexler, Allan; Felli, … - 2021
This paper uses a new data set on domestic child adoption to document the preferences of potential adoptive parents over born and unborn babies relinquished for adoption by their birth mothers. We show that adoptive parents exhibit significant biases in favor of girls and against...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316268
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Analyzing Educational Achievement Differences between Second-Generation Immigrants : Comparing Germany and German-Speaking Switzerland
Kunz, Johannes - 2014
In this study, I provide evidence that the educational achievement of second-generation immigrants in German-speaking Switzerland is greater than in Germany. The impact of the first-generation immigrants' destination decision on their offspring's educational achievement seems to be much more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013044666
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The Native-Migrant Gap in the Progression into and Through Upper-Secondary Education
Wolter, Stefan C. - 2018
with a migration background. One year after leaving compulsory school, the gap between the natives and migrants that are on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012927186
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Gender of Siblings and Choice of College Major
Anelli, Massimo; Peri, Giovanni - CESifo - 2013
In this study we analyze whether the gender composition of siblings within a family affects the choice of College Major …. The question is whether a family environment that is more gender-homogeneous encourages academic choices that are less … gender stereotyped. We use the last name and the exact family address contained in a unique dataset covering 30,000 Italian …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010723522
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US Male Obesity from 1800-2000 : A Long Term Perspective
Carson, Scott Alan - 2021
This study compares two US BMI data sets, one from the 1800s and the other from the early 2000s, to determine how black and white male obesity rates varied between 1800 and 2000. The proportion of individuals who were obese rather than overweight is responsible much of the increase in obesity....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315730