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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...

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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 …

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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 …

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The more the merrier? : The effect of family composition on children's education

Black, Sandra E. (contributor); … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Why the apple doesn't fall far : understanding intergenerational transmission of human capital

Black, Sandra E. (contributor); … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Rank effects in education : what do we know so far?

Delaney, Judith; Devereux, Paul J. - 2022

In recent years there has been a plethora of empirical papers by economists concerning the effects of academic rank in school or college on subsequent outcomes of students. We review this recent literature, describing the difficult identification and measurement issues, the assumptions and...

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It's not just for boys! : understanding gender differences in STEM

Delaney, Judith; Devereux, Paul J. - 2019

Public preferences for charging tuition are important for determining higher education finance. To test whether public …

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Gender and educational achievement: stylized facts and causal evidence

Delaney, Judith; Devereux, Paul J. - 2021

There are two well-established gender gaps in education. First, females tend to have higher educational attainment and …

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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....

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