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dc.contributor.authorTyrefors Hinnerich, Björnen_US
dc.contributor.authorHöglin, Eriken_US
dc.contributor.authorJohannesson, Magnusen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-15en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-27T09:28:22Z-
dc.date.available2011-05-27T09:28:22Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/45706-
dc.description.abstractGirls typically have higher grades than boys in school and recent research suggests that part of this gender difference may be due to discrimination of boys. We rigorously test this in a field experiment where a random sample of the same tests in the Swedish language is subject to blind and non-blind grading. The non-blind test score is on average 15 % lower for boys than for girls. Blind grading lowers the average grades with 13 %, indicating that personal ties and/or grade inflation are important in non-blind grading. But we find no evidence of discrimination against boys. The point estimate of the discrimination effect is close to zero with a 95 % confidence interval of ±4.5 % of the average non-blind grade.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherInst. for Labour Market Policy Evaluation Uppsalaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking paper // IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation 2010:14en_US
dc.subject.jelC93en_US
dc.subject.jelI20en_US
dc.subject.jelJ16en_US
dc.subject.ddc330en_US
dc.subject.keyworddiscrimination, field experimentsen_US
dc.subject.keywordgradingen_US
dc.subject.keywordeducationen_US
dc.subject.keywordgenderen_US
dc.titleAre boys discriminated in Swedish high schools?en_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
dc.identifier.ppn641708459en_US
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen_US
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