Family structure and the education gender gap: Evidence from Italian provinces

We investigate the determinants of the education gender gap in Italy in a historical perspective with a focus on the influence of family structure. We capture the latter with two indicators: residential habits (nuclear versus complex families) and inheritance rules (partition versus primogeniture)....

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Published in:CESifo economic studies 2015-03, Vol.61 (1), p.263-300
Main Authors: Bertocchi, Graziella, Bozzano, Monica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement gaps
Auswirkung
Bildungsabschluss
Bildungsbeteiligung
Bildungsgeschichte
Bildungsniveau
Cultural factors
Education systems
Familienstruktur
Family structure
Frau
Gender
Gender differences
Gender studies
Generation
Geschlechtsspezifik
Historical analysis
Inheritances
Institution
Italien
Italy
Kapital
Kultur
Mann
Mobilität
Nuclear family
Primary schools
Regionaler Vergleich
Religion
Religious forces
Sozialer Wandel
Sozialgeschichte
Western Europe
Ökonomische Determinanten
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Summary:We investigate the determinants of the education gender gap in Italy in a historical perspective with a focus on the influence of family structure. We capture the latter with two indicators: residential habits (nuclear versus complex families) and inheritance rules (partition versus 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.
ISSN:1610-241X
1612-7501
DOI:10.1093/cesifo/ifu026