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Applied Economics

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Mechanisms and Impacts of Gender Peer Effects at School

  • Victor Lavy
  • Analia Schlosser
蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics
vol. 3, no. 2, April 2011
(pp. 1–33)
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Abstract

We present in this paper evidence about the effects and mechanisms of gender peer effects in elementary, middle, and high schools. For identification, we rely on idiosyncratic variations in gender composition across adjacent cohorts within the same schools. We find that an increase in the proportion of girls improves boys and girls' cognitive outcomes. These academic gains are mediated through lower levels of classroom disruption and violence, improved inter-student and student-teacher relationships, and lessened teachers' fatigue. We find no effect on individual behavior, which suggests that the positive effects of girls on classroom environment are mostly due to compositional change. (JEL I21, J16)

Citation

Lavy, Victor, and Analia Schlosser. 2011. "Mechanisms and Impacts of Gender Peer Effects at School." 蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics 3 (2): 1–33. DOI: 10.1257/app.3.2.1

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JEL Classification

  • I21 Analysis of Education
  • J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination