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almost 60 years, for both the affected cohorts and for their children. To do this, we exploit a natural experiment provided … faced by immigrant children were not correlated with other factors that affected the long-term outcomes of individuals. We … locality of residence was a Yemenite enclave. We find that children who were placed in a better environment (i.e. with better …
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ability distribution drive the impact of peer quality on students‟ achievements. To do so, we use census data for four cohorts … of pupils taking their age-14 national tests, and measure students‟ ability by their prior achievements at age-11. We …
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This paper develops a model of crime in which human capital increases the opportunity cost of crime from foregone work and expected costs associated with incarceration. Older, more intelligent, and more educated adults should commit fewer street (unskilled) crimes. White collar crimes decline...
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schooling in Israeli kibbutzim. This pay reform, which induced kibbutz students to improve their academic achievements during … high school, spilled over to non-kibbutz members who attended schools with these kibbutz students. In the short run, peers … of kibbutz students improved their high school outcomes and shifted to courses with higher financial returns. In the …
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adulthood. The program led to a gradual increase in university education of the high school treated students, reaching a gain of …
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be responsible for poor health and low levels of schooling among the children of young mothers. This paper uses special … the effect of maternal age and single parenthood on children's disability status and school progress. Our results suggest … that there is little association between maternal age at birth and children's disabilities. But the children of teen …
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parental leave from 12 to 24 months for children born on July 1, 1990 or later. We use test scores from the Austrian PISA test …
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number of children, better knowledge and higher probability of using contraceptives, recognition that family size can … compromise children quality, larger role for women in family decision making, less religiosity, and positive attitude towards …
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. This framework demonstrates that non-monetary costs of applying for income-based repayment assistance are critical to … may be inefficient and lead to undesirable redistribution. Empirically, we demonstrate that expanding Canada's income …
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