This paper examines gender gaps in cognitive and non-cognitive skills among a sample of more than 10,000 children between the ages of 6 and 9 in rural Indonesia. In terms of cognitive skills, the analysis finds evidence of gender gaps favoring girls at each age in test scores of language (0.158-0.252 standard deviations) and mathematics (0.155-0.243 standard deviations) in the early years of primary school. Girls also perform significantly better...
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2016/09/26
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Documento de trabalho sobre pesquisa de políticas
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WPS7833
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2016/09/26
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Gender gaps in cognitive and non-cognitive skills in early primary grades : evidence from rural Indonesia
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Gender Gap
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