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- Title
WILL GIRLS BE GIRLS? RISK TAKING AND COMPETITION IN AN ALL‐GIRLS' SCHOOL.
- Authors
Laury, Susan K.; Lee, Daniel J.; Schnier, Kurt E.
- Abstract
We conduct an experiment that examines the relationship between girls only schooling and risk taking and competitive behavior. In it, we compare decisions made by students in an all‐girls' school to those made by students in a closely matched coeducational school. We further investigate the developmental nature of this behavior by comparing choices made by younger students (Grades 7 and 8) with those of older students (Grades 11 and 12). We focus on the differences between those who select into the all‐girls' school, and find that although girls educated in a single sex environment are the most risk averse, they are also among the most competitive. These results lend texture to the hypothesis that "nurture matters" in the gender differences debate.
- Subjects
SCHOOLGIRLS; RISK-taking behavior; EDUCATION of girls; COEDUCATIONAL schools; SINGLE sex schools
- Publication
Economic Inquiry, 2019, Vol 57, Issue 3, p1408
- ISSN
0095-2583
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ecin.12765