Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers
Creation-Date: 2021-08-09
Number: 21-073/V
Author-Name: Laura Hering
Author-Workplace-Name: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Author-Name: Anna Baiardi
Author-Workplace-Name: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Author-Name: Julian Emami Namini
Author-Workplace-Name: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Title: Female Admission Cap in Higher Education: the Case of Iran
Abstract: 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 difference strategy 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.
Classification-JEL: I23, I24, I28, J12, J16, J21, O53
Keywords: higher education, policy evaluation, admission ban, quotas, female labor market, urban-rural divide, marriage, Iran
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Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20210073