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measurement error. In this paper, we use an instrumental variables strategy to estimate the causal effect of income on children … $2,100, between 1993 and 1997. Using a panel of roughly 4,500 children matched to their mothers from National … math and reading test scores by 6% of a standard deviation in the short-run. Test gains are larger for children from …
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poverty, covering 21 European countries with a national minimum wage and three US States (New Jersey, Nebraska and Texas). It … or exceed the EU's at-risk-of poverty threshold, set at 60 per cent of median equivalent household income in each country …. For lone parents and sole breadwinners with a partner and children to support, net income packages at minimum wage are …
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long run labour market success of children is related to that of their parents is examined. The rich countries differ … significantly in the extent to which parental economic status is related to the labour market success of children in adulthood. The …
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This paper presents the Economic Security Index (ESI), a new, more comprehensive measure of economic insecurity. By combining data from multiple surveys, we create an integrated measure of volatility in available household resources, accounting for fluctuations in income and out-of-pocket...
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change in household income on the young adult outcomes of the household´s children. In this research, we examine the role … in the long run outcomes for children in affected households. We find that children who are in households affected by the … minor offenses. These effects differ by initial household poverty status as is expected. Second, we explore two possible …
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the future of their children through the family, the labour market, and public policy actually differ? Using a number of … representative household surveys we find that the configuration of all three sources of investment and support for children differs … significantly, disadvantaged American children living in much more challenging circumstances, and the role of public policy not as …
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and cognitive development, we test if left-handed children do significantly worse than their right-handed counterparts …) Vocabulary, (3) Mathematics, (4) Reading and (5) Comprehension. We find that while left-handed children have a significantly … poor mental health. We also find that left-handed children have significantly lower cognitive development test scores than …
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Societies socialize children about many things, including sex. Socialization is costly. It uses scarce resources, such …
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Do parents invest more or less in their high ability children? We provide new evidence on this question by comparing … determinant of cognitive ability. We find that parents invest more in high ability children, with a one standard deviation …
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This paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19, as reported in the Child Development … health and the three measures of religion/religiosity. Those children (self-report or primary caregiver report) who have …
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