a regression discontinuity design, we document how a third grade retention policy affects both the target children and … their younger siblings. The policy improves test scores of both children while the spillover is up to 30% of the target … child effect size. The effects are particularly pronounced in families where one of the children is disabled, for boys, and …

Tracking programs have been criticized on the grounds that they harm disadvantaged children. The bulk of empirical … endogeneity of track placement and find no evidence that tracking hurts low-ability children. We also demonstrate that tracking … that low-ability children may be helped by tracking programs …

This study examines the effects of negative equity on children's academic performance, using data on children attending … selection into initial mortgage terms. In contrast to the existing literature on foreclosure and children's outcomes, we find …