Seminario de Investigación "Single-Sex Primary Schools and Student Achievement: Evidence from Admission Lotteries"

El seminario destinado a docentes, investigadores, becarios y estudiantes interesados en la temática, se realizó el viernes 30 de septiembre a las 12:30 horas por videoconferencia, con la presentación a cargo de Soledad Giardili (University of Edinburgh).

Soledad Giardili es Profesora Asistente en la Universidad de Edimburgo y tiene un PhD en Economía por la Universidad Queen Mary de Londres. Es Magíster en Economía por la UNLP y Licenciada en Economía por la UBA. Sus investigaciones se centran en temas de economía laboral, economía de la educación, economía de la salud, género y desarrollo económico y sus trabajos han sido publicados en revistas académicas como Management Science, Bulletin World Health Organization, BMJ Global Health y JAMA Pediatrics. 

Abstract: In the last decade, single-sex education has experienced a major revival. However, whether same-gender schooling is an appropriate strategy to boost academic achievement remains an open question. I leverage randomized assignment of 4- and 5-year-old children to schools in Malta to estimate the causal effect of single-sex education on short- and medium-run outcomes. To alleviate concerns of endogenous school inputs, I compare students within the same school sector, for which coeducational and single-sex schools are alike in all dimensions except for the gender composition of the student population. I find that attending a single-sex primary school produces large and significant test score gains for both boys and girls at the end of primary school. Furthermore, single-sex schooling in childhood has lasting effects on the choice of curriculum track in secondary school. Students make less gendered subject choices and are less likely to enroll in vocational subjects. Survey evidence suggests that the single-sex school effect is mediated through higher student satisfaction with school, lower levels of classroom disruption and teachers’ use of guided instruction.

Autora: Soledad Giardili (University of Edinburgh)

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

Contacto: iie@econo.unlp.edu.ar

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