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		wowowowow on Dec 31, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why are boys academically underperforming? [audio] > The elephant in the room is that Boys’ academic underperformance is tied to class Can you explain this?

krona on Dec 31, 2020 [–]

Its explained in the podcast by work of David Figlio [1]. One theory (from the podcast) is boys are more sensitive than girls to poor environmental factors involved in educational attainment.

1. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.p20161074

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