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dc.contributor.authorRiise, Julie
dc.contributor.authorWillage, Barton
dc.contributor.authorWillen, Alexander
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-09T13:23:47Z
dc.date.available2019-10-09T13:23:47Z
dc.date.issued2019-10
dc.identifier.issn0804-6824
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2621215
dc.description.abstractWe use random assignment of general practitioners (GPs) to provide the first evidence on the effects of female role models in childhood on the long-run educational outcomes of girls. We find that girls who are exposed to female GPs in childhood are significantly more likely to sort into traditionally male-dominated education programs in high school, most notably STEMM. These effects persist as females enter college and select majors. We also find strong positive effects on educational performance throughout their academic careers, suggesting that female role models in childhood improve education matches of girls. The effects we identify are significantly larger for high-ability girls with low educated parents, suggesting that female role models may improve intergenerational mobility and narrow the gifted gap for disadvantaged girls.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherInstitutt for samfunnsøkonominb_NO
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDP SAM;18/2019
dc.subjectRole Models, STEMM, Gender Gapnb_NO
dc.titleCan Female Doctors Cure the Gender STEMM Gap? Evidence from Randomly Assigned General Practitionersnb_NO
dc.typeWorking papernb_NO
dc.subject.nsiSamfunnsvitenskapnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber47nb_NO
dc.relation.project262675nb_NO


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