The Short- and the Long-Run Impact of Gender-Biased Teachers

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Lavy, Victor; Megalokonomou, Rigissa
• 署名单位: University of Warwick; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; National Bureau of Economic Research; University of Queensland; Leibniz Association; Ifo Institut
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-APPLIED ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7782
• DOI: 10.1257/app.20210052
• 发表日期: 2024
• 页码: 176-218
• 关键词: sex-differences; instruction time; test-scores; stereotypes; classroom; gaps; DISCRIMINATION; achievement; outcomes; schools

摘要

We examine the persistence of teachers' gender biases by following teachers over time in different classes. We find a very high correlation of gender biases for teachers across their classes. We find a substantial impact of gender bias on student performance in university admissions exams , choice of university field of study , and quality of the enrolled program. The effects on university choice outcomes are larger for girls , explaining some gender differences in STEM majors. Teachers with lower value-added are also more likely to be gender biased. ( JEL I21, I23, J16, J24, J45 )