This paper makes three contributions to the literature on educational attainment gaps by family income. First, we … conduct a parallel empirical analysis of the effects of parental income on post-secondary (PS) attendance for recent high … Youth in Transition Survey. We estimate substantially smaller PS attendance gaps by parental income in Canada relative to …

measurement error. In this paper, we use an instrumental variables strategy to estimate the causal effect of income on children …Past estimates of the effect of family income on child development have often been plagued by endogeneity and …'s math and reading achievement. Our identification derives from the large, non-linear changes in the Earned Income Tax Credit …

, household income, and household wealth - and the health outcomes investigated span multiple dimensions as well. International …-country differences in levels of income equality and mortality as among the most compelling evidence that unequal societies have negative … top. This social health gradient exists whether education, income, or financial wealth is used as the marker of SES. While …

are in much worse health than those at the top. This health gradient exists whether education, income, or financial wealth …, feedbacks from new health events to household income are one of the reasons that underlie the strength of the income gradient …

measurement error. In this paper, we use an instrumental variables strategy to estimate the causal effect of income on children …Past estimates of the effect of family income on child development have often been plagued by endogeneity and …'s math and reading achievement. Our identification derives from the large, non-linear changes in the Earned Income Tax Credit …

This paper examines the implications of tuition and need-based financial aid policies for family income - post …-secondary (PS) attendance relationships. We first conduct a parallel empirical analysis of the effects of parental income on PS … income in Canada relative to the U.S., even after controlling for family background, adolescent cognitive achievement, and …

olds, we estimate similar health gradients in income and wealth in both countries, but for 70-80 year old, we find no … income gradient in UK. Standard behavioral risk factors (work, marriage, obesity, exercise, and smoking) almost fully explain … income gradients among 55-64 years old in both countries and a significant part among Americans 70-80 years old. The most …