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The economic determinants of truancy
Burgess, Simon; Gardiner, Karen; Propper, Carol - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
Truancy is often seen as irrational behaviour on the part of school age youth. This paper takes the opposite view and models truancy as the solution to a time allocation problem in which youths derive current returns from activities that reduce time spent at school. The model is estimated using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126525
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Understanding the relationship between parental income and multiple child outcomes: a decomposition analysis
Gregg, Paul; Propper, Carol; Washbrook, Elizabeth - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
In this paper we explore the association between family income and children’s cognitive ability (IQ and school … characteristics and home environments of low income children in accounting for different outcomes. Using rich cohort data from the UK … we find that poor children are disadvantaged at age 7 to 9 across the full spectrum of outcomes, the gradient being …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746569
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The impact of low income on child health: evidence from a birth cohort study
Burgess, Simon; Propper, Carol; Rigg, John A. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
. Wealthier parents may have more advantaged children because they have more income to buy health care or because parental wealth …There is a growing literature that shows that higher family income is associated with better health for children … is associated with beneficial behaviours or because parental health is associated with both income and children¿s health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126444