Replication data for: Gender, Competitiveness, and Study Choices in High School: Evidence from Switzerland

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Thomas Buser; Noemi Peter; Stefan C. Wolter

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Project Citation:

Buser, Thomas, Peter, Noemi, and Wolter, Stefan C. Replication data for: Gender, Competitiveness, and Study Choices in High School: Evidence from Switzerland. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2017. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113499V1

Project Description

Summary: Willingness to compete has been found to predict individual and gender differences in educational choices and labor market outcomes. We provide further evidence for this relationship by linking Swiss students' Baccalaureate school (high school) specialization choices to an experimental measure of willingness to compete. Boys are more likely to specialize in math in Baccalaureate school. In line with previous findings, competitive students are more likely to choose a math specialization. Boys are more likely to opt for competition than girls and this gender difference in competitiveness could partially explain why girls are less likely to choose a math-intensive specialization.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      I21 Analysis of Education
      I26 Returns to Education
      J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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