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In this paper we establish the asymptotic distribution of DeFries-Fulker (1985) regression estimates for heritability and shared environmental influences with double-entry twin data. A simple formula to estimate the covariance matrix of the coefficients in DF-regressions is provided, and...
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Demographers have increasingly argued that social interaction is an important mechanism for understanding fertility behavior. Yet, substantial uncertainty exists whether ´social learning´ or ´social influence´ constitutes the dominant mechanism through which social networks affect...
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Bongaarts and Feeney (1998) have recently proposed an adjusted total fertility rate to disentangle tempo effects from changes in the quantum of fertility. We propose an extension to the Bongaarts and Feeney formula that includes variance effects, i.e., changes in the variance of the fertility...
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The effect of a child’s peers has long been regarded as an important factor in affecting their educational outcomes. I use exogenous changes in the proportion of girls within English school cohorts to estimate the causal effect of a more female peer group. I find significant negative effects...
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anticipated less difficulty balancing work and family. Men and women in both countries expected traditional gender roles in their …This study investigates the work‐family expectations of the next generation Canadian and Chinese managers and … women expected a larger decrease in time for paid work and a larger increase in time for household tasks than Canadian men …
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conflict and that role conflict, role overload, and hours spent on paid work influenced WIF conflict. Differential gender …Examines the influence of family‐ and work‐specific determinants of multiple forms of family interference with work … (FIW) and work interference with family (WIF) conflict. Using a Hong Kong university sample (including both academic and …
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We examine ten cohorts of male eighth graders in public schools in Chicago, IL: 1995-2004. We find that composite measures of math achievement, reading achievement, and neighborhood SES during elementary school are strong predictors of future felony arraignment and incarceration, even among...
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The purpose of this paper is to examine work-family conflict among low-income, unmarried mothers. I examine how social … capital affects work-family conflict and how both social capital and work-family conflict affect employment. I analyze the …-2002. Results show that social capital reduces unmarried mothers' reports of work-family conflict, especially for low-income women …
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A Group Support System (GSS) can be an effective tool in teaching groups of students. This paper describes the technology and four studies which explored the appropriateness of the technology in the college classroom. Results show students are more satisfied and productive when using a GSS than...
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New technology-based ventures (NTBVs) gain access to beneficial social capital through their affiliation with technology incubators, organizations created to facilitate learning leading to the successful development of nascent firms. Scillitoe and Chakrabarti (2005, 2) identified three sources...
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