The Gender Gap in University Enrolment: Evidence from Subjective Expectations

Autor/in	Mead, Daniel
Titel	The Gender Gap in University Enrolment: Evidence from Subjective Expectations
Quelle	In: Education Economics, 31 (2023) 1, S.54-76 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-5292
DOI	10.1080/09645292.2022.2027877
Schlagwörter	College Enrollment; Gender Differences; Undergraduate Study; Values; Personal Autonomy; Expectation; Decision Making; Enrollment Rate; Grades (Scholastic); Foreign Countries; Beliefs; Secondary School Students; Females; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Grundstudium; Wertbegriff; Individuelle Autonomie; Expectancy; Erwartung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Notenspiegel; Ausland; Belief; Glaube; Sekundarschüler; Weibliches Geschlecht
Abstract	In most OECD countries, more women than men enrol in undergraduate degrees. I analyse this gap in enrolment using the elicited subjective beliefs of a sample of 240 17-18-year-olds living in England. I use these beliefs to estimate a discrete choice model. The results from this model can explain the majority of the gender gap in enrolment. Gender differences in preferences over future outcomes rather than differences in subjective beliefs account for most of the gap. An important difference between men and women is women value feeling independent whereas men do not. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01