Girls and economics: an unlikely coupling?
From: Economic Papers - Economic Society of Australia
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Date: 9/1/2006
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Author: Bookallil, Cheryl; Millmow, Alex
While total undergraduate enrolments at Australian universities are increasing, enrolments in Economics are falling--a source of alarm for economists. By appealing to females, economics could effectively tap into the largest sector (58%) of the undergraduate student population. This study suggests that gender is contributing to the falling enrolments. Males need the prospect of money to entice them to study more economics but females require a connection between studying economics ...
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