Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/248757 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. TI 2021-073/V
Publisher: 
Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam and Rotterdam
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.
Subjects: 
Higher education
policy evaluation
admission ban
quotas
female labor market
urban-rural divide
marriage
Iran
JEL: 
I23
I24
I28
J12
J16
J21
O53
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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