Mechanisms and Impacts of Gender Peer Effects at School

Victor Lavy and Analia Schlosser

No 275745, Foerder Institute for Economic Research Working Papers from Tel-Aviv University > Foerder Institute for Economic Research

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.

Keywords: Financial; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 56
Date: 2011
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Journal Article: Mechanisms and Impacts of Gender Peer Effects at School (2011)
Working Paper: Mechanisms and Impacts of Gender Peer Effects at School (2007)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.275745

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