Does Parents’ Education Matter in Inter-Generational Transmission of Human Capital? — A Case of Female Population in Saudi Arabia

Toseef Azid, Sara Aldowsari and Toseef Azid

Chapter 23 in Economic Empowerment of Women in the Islamic World:Theory and Practice, 2020, pp 491-508 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: This chapter discusses the phenomenon of inter-generational transmission of education inequality in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has a unique position in the world, particularly in the Islamic World. This is the first study on this topic. It addresses separately the effect of father and mother’s education on educational attainment of daughters, as well as whether there is an interactive effect of mother and father on daughters’ outcomes, in order to address the possibility of assortative mating, and thus the endogeneity of the wife’s education with respect to her husband’s education. Findings indicate that, while both mothers’ and fathers’ education influence daughters’ educational outcomes, mothers’ education has a stronger impact. Conversely, fathers’ education has a stronger impact on sons.

Keywords: Islam; Gender Studies; Women Studies; Quran; Sunnah; Female Empowerment; Shariah; Prophet Muhammad; Business in Islam; Patriarchal Fundamentalism; Secular Feminism; Women's Rights; Human Rights; Aceh; Gender Empowerment Measure; Globalization; Press Freedom; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; Education; Arab World; Nanofinance; Microfinance; Labour; Ottoman Empire; Iran; Waqaf; Waqf; Malaysia; Pakistan; Singapore; Dual-Income Households; Bangladesh; Food Security; Human Capital; Saudi Arabia; Turkey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 J16 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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