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We develop a model of intergenerational educational mobility incorporating gender bias against girls in the family … uneducated fathers face lower relative and absolute mobility (rural and urban). We find gender equality in absolute mobility for …
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We incorporate gender bias against girls in the family, the school and the labor market in amodel of intergenerational … concave or convex, and gender biasaffects both relative and absolute mobility. We test these predictions in India and China … the gender gap closes when the fathers are collegeeducated. In China, the CEF is convex for sons in urban areas, but …
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There are two well-established gender gaps in education. First, females tend to have higher educational attainment and … evidence for the role of various factors in affecting educational achievement by gender. Gender differences in non … concludes by evaluating what factors are most responsible for the two central gender gaps, whether there is a role for policy to …
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learning and aspirations for higher education fell during the covid-19 pandemic, particularly for girls. The randomized Growth … the pandemic for girls, a covid-19 pandemic-related gender gap persists. Our findings suggest that a virtually … needed to address gender differences in adolescent outcomes. …
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This study investigates men's attitudes toward women's education in Afghanistan, focusing on primary, secondary, and … toward women's education are predominantly negative, notably in rural areas. However, women's contributions to household … income significantly mitigate these negative attitudes, particularly toward secondary education, followed by tertiary …
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Girls typically have higher grades than boys in school and recent research suggests that part of this gender difference …
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gender bias. This paper provides new evidence on this topic using a unique experimental dataset. We used data from a field … analysis of individual features (income, education, age, etc.) for females and males separately. We found differential … motivations for women and men. Third, we see that (individual) education enhances prosocial behavior. Lastly, we see that subjects …
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Girls typically have higher grades than boys in school and recent research suggests that part of this gender difference …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008764931
gender bias. This paper provides new evidence on this topic using a unique experimental dataset. We used data from a field … analysis of individual features (income, education, age, etc.) for females and males separately. We found differential … motivations for women and men. Third, we see that (individual) education enhances pro-social behavior. Lastly, we see that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967202
adolescent human capital production. Our focus is inspired by the contemporary psychology of education literature, which … of how to lessen racial and gender achievement gaps. One general insight is that students who are falling behind their … peers, whether correlated to race, gender, or school district, are doing so because of academic efficiency rather than time …
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