TY - UNPB
T1 - Female admission cap in higher education
T2 - The case of Iran
AU - Baiardi, Anna
AU - Emami Namini, Julian
AU - Hering, Laura
N1 - J.E.L. Classification: I23, I24, I28, J12, J16, J21, O53.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - We study the effect of an Iranian educational policy implemented in 2012 that restricted access to higher education for women in 30% of Iran’s public universities, mostly in sciences and engineering. To analyze the effect of the policy, we use a triple differencestrategy across gender, cohorts and regions. We find that the admission cap was binding, as it significantly reduced university attendance by women relative to men. Additionally, we find that the policy had a negative impact on female labor force participation and employment, and a positive impact on marrying at a young age. Furthermore, we explore heterogeneous treatment effects for urban and rural areas and show that most observed effects are driven by individuals in urban areas.
AB - We study the effect of an Iranian educational policy implemented in 2012 that restricted access to higher education for women in 30% of Iran’s public universities, mostly in sciences and engineering. To analyze the effect of the policy, we use a triple differencestrategy across gender, cohorts and regions. We find that the admission cap was binding, as it significantly reduced university attendance by women relative to men. Additionally, we find that the policy had a negative impact on female labor force participation and employment, and a positive impact on marrying at a young age. Furthermore, we explore heterogeneous treatment effects for urban and rural areas and show that most observed effects are driven by individuals in urban areas.
UR - https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/248757
M3 - Working paper
T3 - Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper
BT - Female admission cap in higher education
PB - Tinbergen Institute
ER -
