EXPLORING THE GENDER-GAP ON THE GRE SUBJECT TEST IN ECONOMICS

Authors
HIRSCHFELD M MOORE RL BROWN E
Citation
M. Hirschfeld et al., EXPLORING THE GENDER-GAP ON THE GRE SUBJECT TEST IN ECONOMICS, The Journal of economic education, 26(1), 1995, pp. 3-15
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research",Economics
Journal title
The Journal of economic education → ACNP
ISSN journal
00220485
Volume
26
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
3 - 15
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-0485(1995)26:1<3:ETGOTG>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The 50-point ''gender gap'' in the Graduate Record Exam scores in econ omics is explored. Little support is found for explanations based on t he notion that men are simply better than women in quantitative areas.