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Education, gender, and family formation
Virtanen, Hanna; Silliman, Mikko; Kuuppelomäki, Tiina; … - 2024
We study the effect of educational attainment on family formation using regression discontinuity designs generated by … set of results using survey data. These suggest that the positive association between men’s education and family formation …
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Great expectations : the determinants of female university enrolment in Europe
Casarico, Alessandra; Profeta, Paola; Pronzato, Chiara … - 2011
We empirically investigate the determinants of the female decision of investing in post-secondary education, focusing on the role played by the context where young women take their education decision. We first develop a stylized two-period model to analyze the female decision of investing in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011931
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Gender of siblings and choice of college major
Anelli, Massimo; Peri, Giovanni - 2013
In this study we analyze whether the gender composition of siblings within a family affects the choice of College Major …. The question is whether a family environment that is more gender-homogeneous encourages academic choices that are less … gender stereotyped. We use the last name and the exact family address contained in a unique dataset covering 30,000 Italian …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010223443
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Family background and the responses to higher SAT scores
Graetz, George; Öckert, Björn; Nordström Skans, Oskar - 2020
Using discontinuities within the Swedish SAT system, we show that additional admission opportunities causally affect college choices. Students with high-educated parents change timing, colleges, and fields in ways that appear consistent with basic economic theory. In contrast, very talented...
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Froebel's gifts : how the kindergarten movement changed the American family
Ager, Philipp; Cinnirella, Francesco - 2020
Public educators and philanthropists in the late 19th century United States promoted the establishment of kindergartens in cities as a remedy for the social problems associated with industrialization and immigration. Between 1880 and 1910, more than seven thousand kindergartens opened their...
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Family, community and life-cycle earnings : evidence from siblings and youth peers
Bingley, Paul; Cappellari, Lorenzo; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos - 2017
correlation of permanent earnings into family and community effects allowing for life-cycle dynamics; finding that family is the …
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O brother, where start thou? : sibling spillovers on college and major choice in four countries
Altmejd, Adam; Barrios-Fernández, Andrés; Drlje, Marin; … - 2020 - Latest version: May 10, 2020
Family and social networks are widely believed to influence important life decisions but identifying their causal …
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The timing of parental job displacement, child development and family adjustment
Carneiro, Pedro; Salvanes, Kjell G.; Willage, Barton; … - 2022
This paper examines if the effect of parental labor market shocks on child development depends on the age of the child at the time of the shock. To address this question, we leverage rich Norwegian population-wide register data and exploit mass layoffs and establishment closures as a source of...
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Sibling spillovers may enhance the efficacy of targeted school policies
Figlio, David N.; Karbownik, Krzysztof; Özek, Umut - 2023
Public policies often target individuals but within-family externalities of such interventions are understudied. Using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014307094
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Women's education and family behavior : trends in marriage, divorce and fertility
Isen, Adam; Stevenson, Betsey - 2010
in their marriages and with their family life, and are not only the least likely to divorce, but have had the biggest … in their marriages and with their family life, and are not only the least likely to divorce, but have had the biggest … marital patterns by education for men.*Published: Adam Isen & Betsey Stevenson, 2008."Women's Education and Family Behavior …
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