High School Choices and the Gender Gap in STEM
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- David Card & A. Abigail Payne, 2021. "High School Choices And The Gender Gap In Stem," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 59(1), pages 9-28, January.
- David Card & A. Abigail Payne, 2017. "High School Choices and the Gender Gap in STEM," NBER Working Papers 23769, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Post-secondary education; gender; STEM;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-GEN-2018-05-28 (Gender)
- NEP-URE-2018-05-28 (Urban & Real Estate Economics)
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