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Do teachers make better parents? : The differential performance of teachers' children at school

Denny, Kevin (contributor) - 2005

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Can early intervention have a sustained effect on human capital?

Doyle, Orla - 2020

explained by improvements in early parental investment. This study demonstrates that boosting children's early cognitive skills …

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Big and tall parents do not have more sons

Denny, Kevin (contributor) - 2007

result taller and heavier parents should have more sons relative to daughters. Using two British cohort studies, evidence was … parents' height and weight using one of the datasets. No evidence of any such relationship is found. …

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The consequences of miscarriage on parental investments

Bütikofer, Aline; Coy, Deirdre; Doyle, Orla; Ginja, Rita - 2024

Pregnancy loss is often a traumatic event which may impact both parents and subsequent children. Using Norwegian … market attachment, it has limited effects on children born after the loss. This suggests that investment in the next …

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Can education compensate for low ability? : Evidence from British data

Denny, Kevin (contributor); O'Sullivan, Vincent (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Functional literacy, educational attainment and earnings : a multi-country comparison

Denny, Kevin (contributor); Harmon, Colm (contributor); … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Born to be wild? : The effect of birth order, families and schools on truancy

Denny, Kevin (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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The first 2,000 days and child skills : evidence from a randomized experiment of home visiting

Doyle, Orla - 2017

visiting, group parenting, and baby massage, to disadvantaged Irish families raises children's cognitive and socio … by gender and stronger gains for firstborns. The results also suggest that socioeconomic gaps in children's skills are …

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What did abolishing university fees in Ireland do?

Denny, Kevin - 2010

/SES gradient can be explained by differential performance at second level which also explains the gap between the sexes. Students … from white collar backgrounds do significantly better in their final second level exams than the children of blue …

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Civic returns to education : its effect on homophobia

Denny, Kevin - 2011

This paper addresses the question of whether higher levels of education contribute to greater tolerance of homosexuals. Using survey data for Ireland and exploiting a major reform to education, the abolition of fees for secondary schools in 1968, it is shown that increases in education causes...

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