Estimating the Impact of Women's Education on the U.S. Suffrage Movement: An IV Approach

Estimating the Impact of Women's Education on the U.S. Suffrage Movement: An IV Approach

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Main Author: Zhao, Yanqing
Language:English
Published: Miami University / OhioLINK 2021
Subjects:
Economics
Economic History
Education
Education History
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1619204130954484
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-miami16192041309544842021-08-03T07:17:18Z Estimating the Impact of Women's Education on the U.S. Suffrage Movement: An IV Approach Zhao, Yanqing Economics Economic History Education Education History It is no coincidence that the expansion of coeducation in the U.S. colleges and universities from 1870 to 1920, which led to overall higher educational attainment for women, shares a similar timeline and state diffusion pattern as the women's suffrage movement. This paper overcomes the endogeneity bias and is, to my best knowledge, the first to quantifies the impact of the levels of women's education on their enfranchisement. Through an extensive historical review, I identify the prevalence of male public college students as a viable instrument to isolate the casual relationship. The linear probability model indicates that a one standard deviation increase in the proportion of females holding degrees leads to a decadal suffrage likelihood 34 percentage points higher. The absolute number of college-educated females is also found to have a positive and significant impact. 2021-04-26 English text Miami University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1619204130954484 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1619204130954484 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Economics
Economic History
Education
Education History
spellingShingle Economics
Economic History
Education
Education History
Zhao, Yanqing
Estimating the Impact of Women's Education on the U.S. Suffrage Movement: An IV Approach
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