SEMINAR: Religion, Education, and the State]

This paper explores how state and religious providers of education compete during the nation build-

ing process. Using novel administrative data, we characterize the evolution of Indonesia’s Islamic education system and religious school choice after the introduction of mass public primary schooling in the 1970s. Funded through informal taxation, Islamic schools entered new markets, became more formal, and introduced more religious curriculum to compete with the state. While primary enrollment shifted towards state schools, religious education increased overall as Islamic schools absorbed growing demand for secondary education. In the short run, electoral support for the secular regime weakened in markets with greater public school construction. Over the long run, cohorts exposed to mass public schooling as children are more invested in religion than in the national identity. Our

findings offer a new perspective on the political economy of education reforms and the emergence of parallel systems of public goods provision.

LPEM FEB UI invites you to join the seminar on the topic of Religion, Education, and the State by Samuel Bazzi (Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego)

This seminar will be held on:

: Monday, August 28th 2023

?: 10.00-11.30 WIB

: Ruang Seminar Lantai 7, LPEM FEB UI Gedung Ali Wardhana, Jl. Salemba Raya IV, Jakarta Pusat

Register to attend this seminar in person through this link: https://bit.ly/3EcqyHX

Access the paper through this link: https://bit.ly/3Ea6o1d