Mechanisms and Impacts of Gender Peer Effects at School

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics - Tập 3 Số 2 - Trang 1-33 - 2011
Victor Lavy1, Analía Schlosser2
1Department of Economics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel, and Royal Holloway, University of London, Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), Center for Economics and Policy Research (CEPR), and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
2The Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, POB 39040, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel, and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).

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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)

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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Tập 3 Số 2

1-33

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