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Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887064
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Schooling, Family Background, and Adoption: Does Family Income Matter?
Plug, Erik; Vijverberg, Wim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001
One would expect that family income is an important positive factor in the school attainment of children. However … unobserved parental ability. In the end, family income still has a significant effect, which must therefore be causative. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233889
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The Impact of Participation in Sports on Educational Attainment: New Evidence from Germany
Pfeifer, Christian; Cornelißen, Thomas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
We analyze the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational attainment. The theoretical framework is based on models of allocation of time and educational productivity. Using the rich information from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we apply generalized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703121
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Gone for Good? Determinants of School Dropout in Southern Italy
O'Higgins, Niall; D'Amato, Marcello; Caroleo, Floro Ernesto - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
family of origin shape observed choices about drop-out and return to school by individuals in our sample. Dropping out …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763757
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The Duration of Paid Parental Leave and Children's Scholastic Performance
Liu, Qian; Nordström Skans, Oskar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
intermediate outcomes such as mothers' subsequent earnings, child health, parental fertility, divorce rates, or the mothers' mental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005030888
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Schooling, Family Background, and Adoption: Is it Nature or ist Nurture?
Plug, Erik; Vijverberg, Wim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001
When parents are more educated, their children tend to receive more schooling as well. Does this occur because parental ability is passed on genetically or because more educated parents provide a better environment for children to flourish? Using an intergenerational sample of families, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761670
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Additive Nonparametric Regression in the Presence of Endogenous Regressors
Ozabaci, Deniz; Henderson, Daniel J.; Su, Liangjun - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
In this paper we consider nonparametric estimation of a structural equation model under full additivity constraint. We propose estimators for both the conditional mean and gradient which are consistent, asymptotically normal, oracle efficient and free from the curse of dimensionality. Monte...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011105994
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Charters Without Lotteries: Testing Takeovers in New Orleans and Boston
Abdulkadiroğlu, Atila; Angrist, Joshua; Hull, Peter D.; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
Lottery estimates suggest oversubscribed urban charter schools boost student achievement markedly. But these estimates needn't capture treatment effects for students who haven't applied to charter schools or for students attending charters for which demand is weak. This paper reports estimates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011265648
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"Sex in Marriage is a Divine Gift": For Whom? Evidence from the Manila Contraceptive Ban
Dumas, Christelle; Lefranc, Arnaud - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We analyze the tradeoff between child quantity and quality in developing countries by estimating the effect of family … size on child education in urban Philippines. To isolate exogenous changes in family size, we exploit a policy shock: in … the effect of family size. We also exploit the fact that older mothers were less likely to become pregnant during the ban …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884280
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Clash of Career and Family: Fertility Decisions after Job Displacement
Del Bono, Emilia; Weber, Andrea; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
In this paper we investigate how fertility decisions respond to unexpected career interruptions which occur as a … displacement reduces average fertility by 5 to 10% in both the short and medium term (3 and 6 years) and that these effects are … reduction in fertility is not due to the income loss generated by unemployment but arises because displaced workers undergo a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763851