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Does substance use affect educational outcomes? : there is little evidence that substance use reduces educational
Rees, Daniel I. - 2014
A non-trivial portion of traffic fatalities involve alcohol or illicit drugs. But does the use of alcohol and illegal substances - which is linked to depression, suicide, and criminal activity - also reduce academic performance? Recent studies suggest that drinking alcohol has a negative, if...
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Fertility postponement and labor market outcomes : postponed childbearing increases women's labor market attachement but may reduce overall fertility
Bratti, Massimiliano - 2015
The rise in the average age of women bearing their first child is a well-established demographic trend in recent decades. Postponed childbearing can have important consequences for the mother and, at a macro level, for the country as a whole. Research has focused on the effect postponing...
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Human capital effects of marriage payments : investing in femal human capital can reduce brideprice and dowry practices and increase welfare
Anderson, Siwan - 2014
Payments at the time of marriage, which are ubiquitous in developing countries, can be substantial enough to impoverish … prompted legislation against them in several jurisdictions. Marriage payments are often a substitute for investment in female …
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Should divorce be easier or harder? : the evidence, though weak, favors legal, easy, unilateral divorce
González, Libertad - 2014
beyond increasing the divorce rate. They can influence female labor supply, marriage and fertility rates, child well …
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Do joint custody laws improve family well-being? : joint child custody laws affect not only divorced families but intact families as well
Halla, Martin - 2015
Custody laws governing living arrangements for children following their parents' divorce have changed dramatically since the 1970s. Traditionally, one parent - usually the mother - was assigned sole custody of the child. Today, many divorced parents continue to share parental rights and...
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Intergenerational return to human capital : better educated parents invest more time and money in their children, who are more successful in the labor market
Devereux, Paul J. - 2014
Governments invest a lot of money in education, so it is important to understand the benefits of this spending. One … essential aspect is that education can potentially make people better parents and thus improve the educational and employment … reduce inequality in current and future generations. In addition to purely formal education, much less expensive …
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