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Does grief transfer across generations? : in-utero deaths and child outcomes
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2014
While much is now known about the effects of physical health shocks to pregnant women on the outcomes of the in-utero child, we know little about the effects of psychological stresses. One clear form of stress to the mother comes from the death of a parent. We examine the effects of the death of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010258168
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Learning to take risks? : the effect of education on risk-taking in financial markets
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Lundborg, Petter; … - 2015
We investigate whether acquiring more education when young has long-term effects on risk-taking behavior in financial … are more likely to invest in the stock market. However, little is known about whether this is a causal effect of education … or whether it arises from the correlation of education with unobserved characteristics. Using exogenous variation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010498384
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International migration of couples
Junge, Martin; Munk, Martin D.; Poutvaara, Panu - 2014
. College education of either partner makes couples more, and having children makes couples less mobile. Power couples are most …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010387783
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The more the merrier? : The effect of family composition on children's education
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002239119
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Why the apple doesn't fall far : understanding intergenerational transmission of human capital
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001829198
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Firms' ethics, consumer boycotts, and signalling
Glazer, Amihai (contributor); Kanniainen, Vesa (contributor) - 2008
This paper develops a theory of consumer boycotts. Some consumers care not only about the products they buy but also about whether the firm behaves ethically. Other consumers do not care about the behavior of the firm but yet may like to give the impression of being ethical consumers....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003716536