Fernanda Estevan es Profesora Asociada en São Paulo School of Economics–FGV (Brasil) y ha dictado cursos en Universidade de São Paulo (Brasil), University of Ottawa (Canadá) y en Tufts University (USA). Tiene un PhD en Economía por Université Catholique de Louvain (Bélgica) y sus investigaciones se centran en temas de microeconomía aplicada a la educación, desarrollo y economía pública. Sus trabajos han sido publicados en revistas académicas como Labour Economics, Journal of Economic Anaysis and Policy, Canadian Journal of Economics, European Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Economic Theory, Economics of Education Review y Revista Brasileira de Economía, entre otras. 

Abstract: The underrepresentation of women in male-dominated fields of study can generate a lack of role models for female students, influencing their career choices. We investigate whether having higher shares of female professors and classmates throughout undergraduate studies in Economics affects female students’ labor market outcomes up to five years after graduation. To deal with self-selection into professors and peers, we exploit the assignment rule of students to course sections at the prestigious University of Sao Paulo and focus on mandatory courses. We find that female peers and professors impact female students’ labor outcomes, affecting different aspects of their careers.

Autores: Bruna Borges (São Paulo School of Economics – FGV) & Fernanda Estevan (São Paulo School of Economics – FGV)

Organizan: Departamento de Economía, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Revista Económica

Contacto: iie@econo.unlp.edu.ar