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Hinnerich, Bjorn Tyrefors; Hoglin, Erik; Johannesson, Magnus – Economics of Education Review, 2011
Girls typically have higher grades than boys in school and recent research suggests that part of this gender difference may be due to discrimination of boys in grading. We rigorously test this in a field experiment where a random sample of the same tests in the Swedish language is subject to blind and non-blind grading. The non-blind test score is…
Descriptors: Gender Discrimination, Grading, Males, Gender Differences
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Jones, Cheryl, Bland; Gates, Michael – Economics of Education Review, 2004
Despite numerous studies examining nursing wages, very little attention has focused on nursing wage differentials. We build on previous research by modeling nursing wages and examining male-female wage differences within the context of the current nursing shortage. Our results show that male nurses do earn a wage premium, largely explained by…
Descriptors: Salary Wage Differentials, Nursing, Females, Males