Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/185119 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 11659
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
I study whether exposure to teachers' stereotypes, as measured by the Gender-Science Implicit Association Test, affects student achievement. I provide evidence that the gender gap in math performance substantially increases when students are assigned to teachers with stronger gender stereotypes. Teachers' stereotypes induce girls to underperform in math and self-select into less demanding high-schools, following the track recommendation of their teachers. These effects are at least partially driven by a lower self-confidence on own math ability of girls exposed to gender biased teachers. The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that stereotypes impair the test performance of ability-stigmatized groups, who end up failing to achieve their full potential.
Subjects: 
gender
math
teachers
implicit stereotypes
IAT
self-confidence
track choice
JEL: 
J16
J24
I24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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