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Older and wiser? : Birth order and IQ of young men

Black, Sandra E. (contributor); … - 2007

Norway that allows us to precisely measure birth order effects on IQ using both cross-sectional and within-family methods … explains about 3% of the within-family variance of IQ. When we control for birth endowments, the estimated birth order effects … birth order effects occur because later-born children are more affected by family breakdown. …

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Small family, smart family? : Family size and the IQ scores of young men

Black, Sandra E. (contributor); … - 2007

Norway and focuses on one family characteristic: the effect of family size on IQ. Because of the endogeneity of family size …, we instrument for family size using twin births and sex composition. IV estimates using sex composition as an instrument … show no negative effect of family size; however, IV estimates using twins imply that family size has a negative effect on …

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Poor little rich kids? : the determinants of the intergenerational transmission of wealth

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Lundborg, Petter; … - 2015

Wealth is highly correlated between parents and their children; however, little is known about the extent to which these relationships are genetic or determined by environmental factors. We use administrative data on the net wealth of a large sample of Swedish adoptees merged with similar...

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On the origins of risk-taking

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Lundborg, Petter; … - 2015

Risk-taking behavior is highly correlated between parents and their children; however, little is known about the extent to which these relationships are genetic or determined by environmental factors. We use data on stock market participation of Swedish adoptees and relate this to the investment...

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Healthy(?), wealthy, and wise : birth order and adult health

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2015

While recent research finds strong evidence that birth order affects children's outcomes such as education, IQ scores, and earnings, the evidence for effects on health is more limited. This paper uses a large dataset on the population of Norway and focuses on the effect of birth order on a range...

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Like father, like son? : a note on the intergenerational transmission of IQ scores

Black, Sandra E. (contributor); … - 2008

More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this statement, there is little large-scale evidence on the intergenerational transmission of IQ scores. Using a larger and more comprehensive dataset than previous work, we are able to estimate the...

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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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