Religion and education gender gap: Are Muslims different?

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Journal: Economics of Education Review
Year: 2009
Volume: 28
Issue: 3
Pages: 337-344

Authors (2)

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1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper uses individual-level data and a differences-in-differences estimation strategy to test whether the education gender gap of Muslims is different from that of Christians. In particular, the paper uses data for young Lebanese and shows that, other things equal, girls (both Muslim and Christian) tend to receive more education than boys and that there is no difference between the education gender gap of Muslims and Christians. Therefore, the paper finds no support for the hypothesis that Muslims discriminate against female education.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecoedu:v:28:y:2009:i:3:p:337-344
Journal Field
Education
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-28