Gender and choices in higher education

Anne Boring and Jennifer Brown

Economics of Education Review, 2024, vol. 99, issue C

Abstract: We examine the choices of undergraduate students at a French university who are competing for seats at foreign universities to fulfill a mandatory exchange program requirement. We find that average- and high-ability female students request universities that are worse-ranked than their male peers. A survey eliciting students’ preferences suggests that male students prioritize the academic characteristics of exchange universities, whereas similar female students consider both the academic and non-academic characteristics of exchange destinations. We explore the consequences of these differing preferences using a simulation that assigns students to exchange seats solely on university ranking and students’ academic performance.

Keywords: Higher education; Gender; Educational choices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102521

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