@article{discovery10137788,
          volume = {28},
            note = {This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.},
           title = {Peer gender and STEM specialization},
           pages = {1041--1045},
         journal = {Applied Economics Letters},
       publisher = {Informa UK Limited},
            year = {2021},
          number = {12},
          author = {Morando, G},
             url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2020.1796909},
            issn = {1466-4291},
        keywords = {Female participation in STEM, peer effects, school curricular reform, degree choice},
        abstract = {This paper shows that students are less likely to specialize in mathematics when exposed to a high share of male peers. I exploit a curricular reform that incentivized students to obtain a mathematics qualification post-16. I show that, for those students affected by the reform, the higher the share of same-gender classmates, the higher the likelihood of obtaining a mathematics qualification for boys, and the lower the likelihood for girls. I interpret this as suggestive evidence that one's perceived ability in mathematics, a boy-dominated subject, decreases when the share of male classmates increases. This further affects STEM participation in higher education.}
}