Do single-sex classes affect achievement? : a study in a coeducational university

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
787
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
C9, C91, C92, J16, J24
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

We examine the effect of single-sex classes on the pass rates, grades, and course choices of students in a coeducational university. We randomly assign students to all-female, all-male, and coed classes and, therefore, get around the selection issues pres