Does Secular Education Impact Religiosity, Electoral Participation and the Propensity to Vote for Islamic Parties? Evidence from an Education Reform in a Muslim Country

摘要: Using a unique survey of adults in Turkey, we find that an increase educational attainment, due to exogenous secular education reform, decreased women’s propensity identify themselves as religious, lowered their tendency wear religious head cover (head scarf, turban or burka) and increased the for modernity. We also has negative impact on vote Islamic parties. The religiosity voting preference is not working through migration, residential location labor force participation. There no statistically significant men’s parties does influence cast national elections either men women.