Jan Feld
econfeld.bsky.social
Jan Feld
@econfeld.bsky.social
Economist interested in meta-science and open science.

https://janfeld.weebly.com/
In secondar education, same-sex teacher effects are generally positive for all outcomes.
 
For test scores, effects even appear constant (and tiny) across all included countries.
May 14, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Our results show clear differences between primary and secondary education.
 
In primary education: effects are mixed. For example, same-sex teacher effects on test scores are positive in only half of the countries.
May 14, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Don’t worry, we are economists and care about causality.
 
In our preferred specification, we exploit that the same student has a female math teacher and a male science teacher (or vice versa).
 
Our estimates are very stable across different specifications.
May 14, 2024 at 9:56 PM
We use two large datasets that allow us to estimate same-sex teacher effects in primary and secondary education in 90 countries (TIMSS and PIRLS)
May 14, 2024 at 9:55 PM
In the literature,
·      average effects are small (0.03 SD)
·      most studies have small samples
·      estimates vary a lot
May 14, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Are teachers *generally* better at teaching students of their own sex?
 
NO in primary education,
YES in secondary education.
 
A 🧵 generalizability and same-sex teacher effects

www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/23...
May 14, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Our paper “Re-examining the relationship between patience, risk-taking, and human capital investment across countries” is now out in the Journal of Applied Econometrics. doi.org/10.1002/jae....
 
This study is one of the many replications part of the recent meta paper by @i4replication.bsky.social
April 12, 2024 at 3:14 AM
Is better writing rewarded in peer review?

Our newly published suggests the answer is “Yes”!

doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

#EconSky 🧵 (1/7)
November 27, 2023 at 8:26 PM