Does secular education impact religiosity, electoral participation and the propensity to vote for Islamic parties?: evidence from an education reform in a Muslim country

Using a unique survey of adults in Turkey, we find that an increase in educational attainment, due to an exogenous secular education reform, decreases women's propensity to identify themselves as religious, lowers their tendency to wear a religious head cover (head scarf, turban or burka) and i...

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Auteurs: Cesur, Resul (Auteur) ; Mocan, Naci (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Bonn IZA 2014
Dans: Discussion paper series (8017)
Année: 2014
Collection/Revue:Discussion paper series / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 8017
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Türkei / Éducation / Comportement électoral / Islam
Sujets non-standardisés:B Islam
B Évaluation
B Analyse des effets
B Fréquentation de l’école
B Religion
B Sexe
B Littérature grise
B Instruction féminine
B Arbeitspapier
B Türkei
B Comportement électoral
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Résumé:Using a unique survey of adults in Turkey, we find that an increase in educational attainment, due to an exogenous secular education reform, decreases women's propensity to identify themselves as religious, lowers their tendency to wear a religious head cover (head scarf, turban or burka) and increases the tendency for modernity. Education reduces women's propensity to vote for Islamic parties. There is no statistically significant impact of education on men's religiosity or their tendency to vote for Islamic parties and education does not influence the propensity to cast a vote in national elections for men or women. The impact of education on religiosity and voting preference is not working through migration, residential location or labor force participation.
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Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10419/96812
URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:5-85221