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Also, those who expect higher returns to college for men are also more likely to favor sons’ applications. This study was conducted in collaboration with Professors Yoshikuni Ono and Hirofumi Miwa.

Despite a narrowing gender gap in college attendance, women in Japan remain less likely to apply to selective schools. A survey experiment shows that while respondents support selective applications equally across genders, daughters’ choices are rated more favorably when aligned with gender norms

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I would like to thank my excellent collaborators - Jolene Tan, Qi Cui, Kohei Toyonaga, and Erika Teramoto!

For the paper published in RSSM, we examined the extent to which the increase in vocational education programs initiated by less selective private universities contributes to gender segregation in higher education in Japan. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...