Peer Gender and Schooling: Evidence from Ethiopia

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In this paper, we study how classmate gender composition matters for students in Ethiopia. We base our results on a unique survey of students across classrooms and schools and among those randomly assigned to class. We find a strong asymmetry: males do not and females do benefit from exposure to more female classmates with less school absence and improvement on math test scores. We further find that exposure to more female classmates improves motivation and participation in class, and in general, that the effects of classmate gender composition are consistent with social interaction effects.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 14439

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Analysis of Education ; Education: Other ; Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
• Subject: peer effects ; gender ; school performance ; Ethiopia

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Borbely, Daniel ; Norris, Jonathan ; Romiti, Agnese
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2021

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/236470
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET