The Family Origin of the Math Gender Gap Is a White Affluent Phenomenon
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- Gaia Dossi & David Figlio & Paola Giuliano & Paola Sapienza, 2021. "The Family Origin of the Math Gender Gap Is a White Affluent Phenomenon," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 111, pages 179-183, May.
- Giuliano, Paola & Dossi, Gaia & Figlio, David & Sapienza, Paola, 2021. "The Family Origin of the Math Gender Gap is a White Affluent Phenomenon," CEPR Discussion Papers 15638, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Gaia Dossi & David N. Figlio & Paola Giuliano & Paola Sapienza, 2021. "The Family Origin of the Math Gender Gap is a White Affluent Phenomenon," NBER Working Papers 28326, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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gender gap in mathematics; cultural transmission;JEL classification:
- A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
- J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- Z1 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics
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