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2020
- handle: 10670/1.k3x90e
- halshs: halshs-01885436
- doi: 10.3368/jhr.55.2.0617.8864R
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School life Students--Education Pupils Student life and customs Class distinction Rank Classes, Social Gender differences Sexual dimorphism in humans Papers Frenchmen (French people) Funds Funding Finance, commerce, confiscations, etc Differences, Sex Gender differences Economically advanced nations Industrialized countries Industrial societies Industrialized nations Economically advanced countries First World Advanced countries Developed nations Advanced nations Industrial nations Industrial countriesCiter ce document
Fanny Landaud et al., « Competitive Schools and the Gender Gap in the Choice of Field of Study », HAL-SHS : économie et finance, ID : 10.3368/jhr.55.2.0617.8864R
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In most developed countries, students have to choose a major field of study during high school. This is an important decision as it largely determines subsequent educational and occupational choices. Using French data, this paper reveals that enrollment at a more selective high school, with higher-achieving peers, has no impact on boys, but a strong impact on girls’ choices: they turn away from scientific fields and settle for less competitive ones. Our results are not consistent with two commonly-advanced explanations for gender differences in field of study, namely disparities in prior academic preparation and in sensitivity to rank in class.