Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/271202 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IWH Discussion Papers No. 14/2023
Publisher: 
Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), Halle (Saale)
Abstract: 
It is well established that female students perform better when taught by female professors. However, little is known about the mechanisms explaining these gender match effects. Using administrative records from a German public university, which cover all programs and courses between 2006 and 2018, we show that gender match effects are sizable in smaller classes, but are absent in larger classes. These results suggest that direct and frequent interactions between students and professors are crucial for gender match effects to emerge. In contrast, the mere fact that one's professor is female is not sufficient to increase performance of female students.
Subjects: 
gender gap
professors
role models
tertiary education
JEL: 
I21
I23
I24
J16
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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