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The intergenerational transmission of cognitive and non-cognitive abilities

Grönqvist, Erik; Öckert, Björn; Vlachos, Jonas - 2010

We study the intergenerational transmission of cognitive and non-cognitive abilities between parents and sons using … parents' cognitive and non-cognitive abilities. -- Intergenerational ability correlations ; cognitive ability ; non …

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Study achievement for students with kids

Hallberg, Daniel; Lindh, Thomas; Žamac, Jovan - 2011

female university students in Sweden has children. In Sweden as in many other countries enrollment periods have been … achievement we find that students with children seem to be somewhat more efficient in their studies among those who have graduated … indication that students with children have a lower dropout rate since their probability to register a diploma is higher …

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The effect of education policy on crime : an intergenerational perspective

Meghir, Costas; Palme, Mårten; Schnabel, Marieke - 2011

. We then show that the benefits extended to the next generation with large reductions in the crime rates of the children …

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Do university enrollment constraints affect education and earnings?

Öckert, Björn - 2002

In most countries the number of places at the universities is restricted. This paper estimates the effect of university enrollment constraints in 1982 on years of education and earnings in Sweden 1981-96. The effect on educational attainment is related to labor market performance, to estimate...

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Family size and child outcomes : is there really no trade-off?

Åslund, Olof (contributor); Grönqvist, Hans (contributor) - 2007

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Socioeconomic heterogeneity in the effect of health shocks on earnings : evidence from population-wide data on Swedish workers

Lundborg, Petter; Nilsson, Martin; Vikström, Johan - 2011

In this paper, we test for the existence of socioeconomic heterogeneity in the effect of health shocks on labor market outcomes using register data on the total population of Swedish workers. We estimate fixed effect models and use unexpected hospitalizations as a measure of health shocks. Our...

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Selection bias, comparative advantage and heterogeneous returns to education : evidence from China in 2000

Heckman, James J.; Li, Xuesong - 2003 - Revised

This paper uses newly available Chinese micro data to estimate the return to college education for late 20th century China when allowing for heterogeneous returns among individuals selecting into schooling based on these differences. We use recently developed semiparametric methods to identify...

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Proxying ability by family background in returns to schooling estimations is generally a bad idea

Mellander, Erik (contributor); … - 2008

A regression model is considered where earnings are explained by schooling and ability. It is assumed that schooling is measured with error and that there are no data on ability. Regressing earnings on observed schooling then yields an estimate of the return to schooling that is subject to...

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Does adult education at upper secondary level influence annual wage earnings?

Stenberg, Anders (contributor) - 2007

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Teacher density and student achievement in Swedish compulsory schools

Andersson, Christian (contributor) - 2007

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