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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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The More the Merrier? The Effect of Family Composition on Children's Education

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

order has a significant and large effect on children’s education; children born later in the family obtain less education …

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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. …

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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...

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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. …

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From the Cradle to the Labor Market? The Effect of Birth Weight on Adult Outcomes

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

as height, IQ, earnings, and education are significant and similar in magnitude to OLS estimates. Our estimates suggest …

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Pupil Achievement, School Resources and Family Background

Hægeland, Torbjørn; Raaum, Oddbjørn; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

Whether increasing resource use in schools has a positive effect on pupil performance has occupied governments, parents and researchers for decades. A main challenge when trying to answer this question is to separate the effects of school resources from the effects of pupils’ family...

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Valuing School Quality via a School Choice Reform

Machin, Stephen; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

education in many countries across the world. In this paper, in line with some recent studies, we value school quality using …

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Measuring Heterogeneity in the Returns to Education in Norway Using Educational Reforms

Aakvik, Arild; Salvanes, Kjell G.; Vaage, Kjell - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

The decision to take more education is complex, and is influenced by individual ability, financial constraints, family … problems into estimating the returns to education. In this paper, these problems are addressed by estimating a comparative … advantage model for schooling, in which the returns to education vary at different levels of education. The model requires that …

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Like Father, Like Son? A Note on the Intergenerational Transmission of IQ Scores

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this statement, there is little large-scale evidence on the intergenerational transmission of IQ scores. Using a larger and more comprehensive dataset than previous work, we are able to estimate the...

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