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The persistence of early childhood maturity : international evidence of long-run age effects
Bedard, Kelly; Dhuey, Elizabeth - In: The quarterly journal of economics 121 (2006) 4, pp. 1437-1472
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Stand and Deliver : Effects of Boston's Charter High Schools on College Preparation, Entry, and Choice
Angrist, Joshua D. - 2013
We use admissions lotteries to estimate the effects of attendance at Boston's charter high schools on college preparation, college attendance, and college choice. Charter attendance increases pass rates on the high-stakes exam required for high school graduation in Massachusetts, with especially...
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The Short-Term Effects of School Consolidation on Student Achievement : Evidence of Disruption?
Voldby Beuchert, Louise - 2016
We exploit variation stemming from school consolidations in Denmark from 2010-2011 to analyze the impact on student achievement as measured by test scores. For each student we observe enrollment and test scores one year prior to school consolidation and up to four years after. We find that...
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The Effects of High School Peers' Gender on College Major, College Performance and Income
Anelli, Massimo - 2016
Using an originally constructed dataset that follows 30,000 Italian individuals from high school to the labor market, we analyze whether the gender composition of peers in high school affected their choice of college major, their academic performance and their labor market income. We exploit the...
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Parental guidance and supervised learning
Lizzeri, Alessandro; Siniscalchi, Marciano - In: The quarterly journal of economics 123 (2008) 3, pp. 1161-1195
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Preschool television viewing and adolescent test scores : historical evidence from the Coleman Study
Gentzkow, Matthew Aaron; Shapiro, Jesse M. - In: The quarterly journal of economics 123 (2008) 1, pp. 279-323
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How large are the effects from changes in family environment? : a study of Korean American adoptees
Sacerdote, Bruce - In: The quarterly journal of economics 122 (2007) 1, pp. 119-157
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Family Disadvantage and the Gender Gap in Behavioral and Educational Outcomes
Autor, David H. - 2016
Using birth certificates matched to schooling records for Florida children born 1992 – 2002, we assess whether family … gap in neonatal health. We conclude that the gender gap among black children is larger than among white children in … substantial part because black children are raised in more disadvantaged families …
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Birthweight and Academic Achievement in Childhood
Chatterji, Pinka; Kim, Dohyung; Lahiri, Kajal - 2021
data set. In particular, this alternative estimator allows us to exploit the information on children with no siblings in …
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The Causal Effect of Parents' Schooling on Children's Schooling - A Comparison of Estimation Methods
Holmlund, Helena; Lindahl, Mikael; Plug, Erik - 2021
We review the empirical literature that estimates the causal effect of parent’s schooling on child’s schooling, and conclude that estimates differ across studies. We then consider three explanations for why this is: (a) idiosyncratic differences in data sets; (b) differences in remaining...
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