Do Boys Benefit from Male Teachers in Elementary School? Evidence from Administrative Panel Data

Patrick Puhani

VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy from Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association

Abstract: With girls having overtaken boys in many education indicators, the feminization of elementary school teaching is causing debates across the globe about disadvantages for male students. Using administrative panel data on the universe of students, teachers and schools for a German state, I exploit within school and within teacher variation to determine teacher characteristics effects on students tracking outcomes. Germany tracks students at age 10 into more or less academic school types. I find hardly any effects of teacher s gender, age, pay level, qualifications, or working hours on boys or girls school track recommendations or school choice. Even when following students into middle school, no effects of teacher gender on school type change or grade repetition can be detected.

JEL-codes: I21 J45 J78 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Working Paper: Do Boys Benefit from Male Teachers in Elementary School? Evidence from Administrative Panel Data (2017)
Working Paper: Do Boys Benefit from Male Teachers in Elementary School? Evidence from Administrative Panel Data (2017)
Working Paper: Do Boys Benefit from Male Teachers in Elementary School? Evidence from Administrative Panel Data (2017)
Working Paper: Do Boys Benefit from Male Teachers in Elementary School? Evidence from Administrative Panel Data (2017)
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