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Does Grief Transfer across Generations? In-Utero Deaths and Child Outcomes
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
While much is now known about the effects of physical health shocks to pregnant women on the outcomes of the in-utero child, we know little about the effects of psychological stresses. One clear form of stress to the mother comes from the death of a parent. We examine the effects of the death of...
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Care or Cash? The Effect of Child Care Subsidies on Student Performance
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Loken, Katrine V.; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Given the wide use of childcare subsidies across countries, it is surprising how little we know about the effect of these subsidies on children's longer run outcomes. Using a sharp discontinuity in the price of childcare in Norway, we are able to isolate the effects of childcare subsidies on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279254
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Education and Mobility
Machin, Stephen; Pelkonen, Panu; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
We show that the length of compulsory education has a causal impact on regional labour mobility. The analysis is based … be due to differences in levels of education in the respective regions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822153
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Too Young to Leave the Nest? The Effects of School Starting Age
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
market experience at a given age for a given level of education; however, this becomes less important as individuals age. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763749
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Education and Family Background: Mechanisms and Policies
Björklund, Anders; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
’ education or with other indicators of their parents’ socioeconomic status. This topic is central in social science, and there is … researchers. The purpose of this chapter is to summarize and evaluate recent empirical research on education and family background …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008550512
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Under Pressure? The Effect of Peers on Outcomes of Young Adults
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
variables (average age, average mother's education) have little impact on the outcomes of teenagers. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008568292
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Why Children of College Graduates Outperform their Schoolmates: A Study of Cousins and Adoptees
Haegeland, Torbjørn; Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
' education on children's school performance using the children-of-twins approach. However, for adopted children, mother …'s education has a small positive effect. Tracking the work experience of parents during offspring childhood, we find no support …
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