Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/283900 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
BOFIT Discussion Papers No. 2/2024
Publisher: 
Bank of Finland, Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT), Helsinki
Abstract: 
Does education make people more or less religious? The previous literature offers mixed findings on the relationship between education and religiosity. This may be due to endogeneity bias: education and religiosity can be caused by a third variable such as culture or upbringing. We instrument education by exposure to the 1997 education reform in Türkiye which increased mandatory schooling from 5 to 8 years. The schooling reform increased the probability that young girls would complete 8 years of schooling and report lower religiosity later in life. The reform apparently did not influence such outcomes for boys. These effects are observed primarily for females growing up in strongly religious or poor areas.
Subjects: 
Education
religiosity
2SLS
gender
social norms
Türkiye
JEL: 
H52
I26
J10
Z12
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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