High-Performing Peers and Female STEM Choices in School
High-Performing Peers and Female STEM Choices in School
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DOI：
10.1086/706052
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发表时间：
2017-10
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Pierre Mouganie;Yaojing Wang
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作者：
Pierre Mouganie;Yaojing Wang
本文的目的是考察社会环境如何影响女性在高中早期的STEM选择。利用中国的管理数据，我们发现，接触数学成绩优秀的女同龄人会增加女性在高中期间选择科学轨道的可能性，而接触更多表现优异的男性会降低这种可能性。我们还发现，同伴质量对大学成绩有持续的影响。总体而言，几乎没有证据表明同伴效应会对男孩产生影响。我们的结果表明，数学成绩好的女孩会产生一种肯定效应，鼓励女同学去追求STEM。
The purpose of this paper is to examine how social environment affects women’s STEM choices as early as high school. Using administrative data from China, we find that exposure to high-performing female peers in mathematics increases the likelihood that women choose a science track during high school, while exposure to more high-performing males decrease this likelihood. We also find that peer quality has persistent effects on college outcomes. Overall, there is little evidence of peer effects for boys. Our results suggest that girls doing well in mathematics provide an affirmation effect that encourages female classmates to pursue a STEM track.