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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...

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Does Grief Transfer Across Generations? In-Utero Deaths and Child Outcomes

Black, Sandra E. - 2014

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Under pressure? The effect of peers on outcomes of young adults

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2010

variables (average age, average mother's education) have little impact on the outcomes of teenagers. …

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What determines adult cognitive skills? : influences of pre-school, school, and post-school experiences in Guatemala

Behrman, Jere R.; Hoddinott, John; Maluccio, John A.; … - In: Latin American economic review : LAER ; official … 23 (2014), pp. 1-32

Most empirical investigations of the effects of cognitive skills assume that they are produced by schooling. Drawing on longitudinal data to estimate production functions for adult verbal and nonverbal cognitive skills, we find that: (1) School attainment has a significant and substantial effect...

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From the cradle to the labor market? The effect of birth weight on adult outcomes

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2005

as height, IQ, earnings, and education are significant and similar in magnitude to OLS estimates. Our estimates suggest …

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Measuring Heterogeneity in the Returns to Education in Norway Using Educational Reforms

Aakvik, Arild; Salvanes, Kjell G.; Vaage, Kjell - 2003

The decision to take more education is complex, and is influenced by individual ability, financial constraints, family … problems into estimating the returns to education. In this paper, these problems are addressed by estimating a comparative … advantage model for schooling, in which the returns to education vary at different levels of education. The model requires that …

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Pupil Achievement, School Resources and Family Background

Hægeland, Torbjørn; Raaum, Oddbjørn; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2005

Whether increasing resource use in schools has a positive effect on pupil performance has occupied governments, parents and researchers for decades. A main challenge when trying to answer this question is to separate the effects of school resources from the effects of pupils? family background,...

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