Past estimates of the effect of family income on child development have often been plagued by endogeneity and … (EITC) over the last two decades. The largest of these changes increased family income by as much as 20%, or approximately … disadvantaged families and are robust to a variety of alternative specifications. -- family income ; poverty ; educational …

the family tree structure of the PSID to examine two claims found in the literature: whether being early in the birth … family fixed effects estimations, we find that being first-born confers a significant educational advantage that persists … when considering earnings; being last-born confers none. -- birth order ; family size ; education …

This paper develops a theoretical model of optimal schooling levels where ability and family background are the central ….6 percent and an average (optimal) 11.4 years of schooling. -- human capital ; ability ; family background ; schooling …

discussed. -- Productivity ; high school dropout ; ability gaps ; family influence ; noncognitive skills ; early interventions …

One would expect that family income is an important positive factor in the school attainment of children. However … unobserved parental ability. In the end, family income still has a significant effect, which must therefore be causative. It …

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 …

hypotheses are tested using data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth, a large-scale survey addressed to a …