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Title: Gender Gap in Education as a Portable Cultural Element: Evidence from First and Second Generation Immigrants
Citation Type: Working Paper
Publication Year: 2022
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DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26735.10408
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Abstract: This paper illustrates the intergenerational transmission of the gender gap in education among first and second-generation immigrants. Using the Current Population Survey (1994-2018), we find that the difference in female-male education persists from the home country to the new environment. A one standard deviation increase of the ancestral country's female-male difference in schooling is associated with 17.2% and 2.5% of a standard deviation increase in the gender gap among first and second generations, respectively. Since gender perspective in education uncovers a new channel for cultural transmission among families, we interpret the findings as evidence of cultural persistence among first generations and partial cultural assimilation of second generations. Moreover, Disaggregation into country-groups reveals different paths for this transmission: descendants of immigrants of lower-income countries show fewer attachments to the gender opinions of their home country. Average local education of natives can facilitate the acculturation process. Immigrants residing in states with higher education reveal a lower tendency to follow their home country attitudes regarding the gender gap.
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Authors: Tavassoli, Nahid; Noghani, Farzaneh; Noghanibehambari, Hamid
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Institution: Texas Tech University
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Publisher Location: Lubbock, Texas
Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS CPS
Topics: Education, Gender, Migration and Immigration
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