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Are grandparents a good substitute for parents as the primary caregiver? : the impact of grandparents on children's academic performance
Wang, Sophie Xuefei; Bansak, Cynthia - 2022
This study examines the impacts of caregiving by grandparents on children's academic performance in China, using data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254240
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Classroom composition and student academic achievement : the impact of peers' parental education
Wang, Tianheng - In: The B.E. journal of economic analysis & policy 21 (2021) 1, pp. 273-305
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012437754
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Does parental absence reduce cognitive achievements? : evidence from rural China
Zhang, Hongliang; Zhang, Junsen; Fan, Chengze Simon; … - In: Journal of development economics 111 (2014), pp. 181-195
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Why do parents under invest in their children's education? : evidence from China
Wang, Jiyuan; Alessie, Rob; Angelini, Viola - 2022
explain the underinvestment of parents in their children's human capital. We first incorporate these two potential mechanisms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012801886
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Parental migration, investment in children, and children's non-cognitive development : evidence from rural China
Jiang, Hanchen; Yang, Xi - 2019
Many children worldwide are left behind by parents who are migrating for work. While previous literature has studied … the effect of parental migration on children's educational outcomes and cognitive achievements, this study focuses on how … parental migration affects children's non-cognitive development. We use longitudinal data of children in rural China and adopt …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149247
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Age effects in education : a double disadvantage for second-generation immigrant children
Abatemarco, Antonio; Cavallo, Mariagrazia; Marino, … - 2021
that second-generation immigrant children in the Italian primary school experience a double disadvantage that, relative to … benefits to second-generation immigrant children. Besides, we point out the possibility of exploiting the larger impact of the … relative age on second-generation children in order to support their performance and reduce the large penalization associated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012417618
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Test-Mex : estimating the effects of school year length on student performance in Mexico
Agüero, Jorge M.; Beleche, Trinidad - In: Journal of development economics 103 (2013), pp. 353-361
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The effects of school closure threats on student performance : evidence from a natural experiment
Chiu, Ming Ming; Joh, Sung Wook; Khoo, Lawrence - In: The B.E. journal of economic analysis & policy 16 (2016) 4, pp. 1-39
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A model about the impact of ability grouping on student achievement
Kiss, David - In: The B.E. journal of economic analysis & policy 17 (2017) 3, pp. 1-10
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011709977
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Effects of childhood peers on personality skills
Feng, Shuaizhang; Kim, Jun Hyung; Yang, Zhe - 2021
Despite extensive literature on peer effects, the role of peers on personality skill development remains poorly understood. We fill this gap by investigating the effects of having disadvantaged primary school peers, generated by random classroom assignment and parental migration for employment....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012704643