Family Structure and the Education Gender Gap: Evidence from Italian Provinces
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
Bertocchi, G. e M., Bozzano. "Family Structure and the Education Gender Gap: Evidence from Italian Provinces" Working paper, RECENT WORKING PAPER SERIES, Dipartimento di Economia Marco Biagi – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 2014.
Abstract:
We investigate the determinants of the education gender gap in Italy in historical perspective with a
focus on the influence of family structure. We capture the latter with two indicators: residential
habits (nuclear vs. complex families) and inheritance rules (partition vs. primogeniture). After
controlling for economic, institutional, religious, and cultural factors, we find that over the 1861-
1901 period family structure is a driver of the education gender gap, with a higher female to male
enrollment rate ratio in upper primary schools being associated with nuclear residential habits and
equal partition of inheritance. We also find that only the effect of inheritance rules persists over the
1971-2001 period.
focus on the influence of family structure. We capture the latter with two indicators: residential
habits (nuclear vs. complex families) and inheritance rules (partition vs. primogeniture). After
controlling for economic, institutional, religious, and cultural factors, we find that over the 1861-
1901 period family structure is a driver of the education gender gap, with a higher female to male
enrollment rate ratio in upper primary schools being associated with nuclear residential habits and
equal partition of inheritance. We also find that only the effect of inheritance rules persists over the
1971-2001 period.
Tipologia CRIS:
Working paper
Keywords:
Education gender gap, Italian Unification, family types, inheritance,
institutions, religion, convergence
Elenco autori:
Bertocchi, G.; Bozzano, M.
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