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Female education and socioeconomic outcomes

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  • Pinar M Gunes

    (University of Alberta, Canada)

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There is a strong link between mothers’ primary school completion (8 or more years of schooling) and better socioeconomic outcomes, such as improved child health and reduced teenage fertility, but establishing causality is challenging. A 1997 compulsory schooling law in Turkey, which extended education from five to eight years, provides a natural experiment to identify causal effects. Empirical evidence suggests that increased female education from such reform significantly improves many socioeconomic outcomes of mothers and their children. While suggested mechanisms include changes in healthcare services utilization and risky pregnancy behaviors, such as smoking, thorough investigation of underlying channels is lacking.

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  • Pinar M Gunes, 2025. "Female education and socioeconomic outcomes," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 513-513, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izawol:journl:2025:n:513
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