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Dynamics of the Gender Gap in High Math Achievement

View ORCID ProfileGlenn Ellison and View ORCID ProfileAshley Swanson
Journal of Human Resources, September 2023, 58 (5) 1679-1711; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.5.0620-10972R1
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vol. 58 no. 5 1679-1711
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.5.0620-10972R1
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received June 1, 2020
  • Accepted May 1, 2021
  • Published online September 18, 2023.

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  1. Glenn Ellison and
  2. Ashley Swanson
  1. Glenn Ellison is a professor of economics at MIT.
  2. Ashley Swanson (a.t.swan{at}gmail.com) is an associate professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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    • I. Introduction
    • II. The High-Achievement Gender Gap in AMC Scores
    • III. Dynamics of Achievement among High-Achievers
    • IV. Gender Differences in Dynamics and a Decomposition
    • V. Potential Mechanism: Reactions to Disappointment
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