![Two students using a computer](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AR-boys-gap-hero-760x570.jpg)
Gender Gaps in School Performance
Socioeconomic factors magnify the boy-girl divide and can explain cross-race differences
![Woman walking through a courtyard](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AR-political-perseverence-hero-1-760x570.jpg)
Women Are Likelier to Drop Out after Early Political Loss
But the “persistence gap” in seeking elective office narrows with experience
![Illustration collage of different faces](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AR-diversity-perceptions-hero-760x570.jpg)
Diversity: Measuring How and Why Groups See It Differently
Perceived differences between “diverse” and “sufficiently diverse”
![Courtroom illustration](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AR-judge-sentencing-hero-760x570.jpg)
Narrowing a Theory on Why Judges Get Tough before Elections
They do, but only when facing a competitive election contest
![Male prisoners in a prison yard](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AR-private-prisons-hero-760x570.jpg)
Do Private Prisons Lead to Higher Incarceration Rates?
Researchers take on the difficult job of isolating for-profit prisons from a host of other factors
![Forklift in a warehouse](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AR-export-competetiveness-hero-760x570.jpg)
When Manufacturers Commence Exporting, They Become More Efficient
Looking at costs, in a sample of 5,000 plants in Chile, remarkable productivity gains occur
![Illustration map of Central Poland and surrounding countries](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AR-forced-migration-hero-760x570.jpg)
Descendants of Forced Migrants Value Education More Highly
Post-World War II Poland provides a unique setting to study mobility and success