@article{THESIS,
      recid = {9723},
      author = {Huang, Shuqi},
      title = {Impact of Female Ratios on Academic Performance in China},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {M.A.},
      address = {2023-12},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {To the extent that students’ academic performance is  affected by the composition of their classmates, peer  effect is an important topic for social scientists,  policymakers, and educators. If it does exist, it can  provide opportunities for policy intervention in the  optimal allocation of students and create avenues for  enhancing social welfare. In this professional thesis, I  study gender peer effects in China, specifically how the  proportion of females in a classroom affects students’  overall academic performance. I will present evidence  regarding the existence of such effects and investigate the  underlying mechanisms. Discussion will follow on the  non-linearity of such gender peer effects. It will be  studied whether there will be more efficient distribution  of students that will enhance overall students’  achievements. I will conduct a calibration to simulate  gender peer effects in different scenarios and provide  policy implications based on the magnitude and direction of  such effects.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/9723},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.9723},
}