Effort allocation in tournaments: The effect of gender on academic performance in Italian universities

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 357-369

  Castagnetti, Carolina ^a   Rosti, Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Education; Gender; Italy; Sample selection; Tournaments

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; LABOR MARKET; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349246434     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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