The impact of Confucianism on gender inequality in Vietnam

• Tien Manh Vu

• Hiroyuki Yamada

抄録

We quantified influences of Confucianism on gender inequality in present-day Vietnam. We used the number (or density) of the most successful test takers in the Vietnamese imperial examinations (1075–1919) in a given district as a proxy for mastering the subject of Confucianism. Using an instrumental variable approach, we considered possible impacts on sex ratio and educational attainment of women relative to men, based on test score and population census data. We found that Confucianism has a long lasting impact on gender inequality. The results also suggested that women tended to try harder, perhaps as a countermeasure against discrimination.

収録刊行物

• AGI Working Paper Series

  AGI Working Paper Series (2020), 1-36, 2020-07

キーワード

• Confucianism
• Gender inequality
• Sex ratio
• Education
• Vietnam
• J16, N35, Z1, I14, I24

詳細情報

• CRID: 1572543027689398528
• NII論文ID: 120006869696
• Web Site: http://id.nii.ac.jp/1270/00000180/
• 本文言語コード: en
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