The effect of an anonymous grading reform for male and female university students

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2025
Volume: 248
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper leverages a university-wide anonymous grading reform and presents evidence that female university students benefit from anonymous grading. Female grades improve by around 0.035 standard deviations relative to males. The effect is driven by smaller classes and male-dominated departments.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:248:y:2025:i:c:s0165176525000783
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25