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New evidence on the causal link between the quantity and quality of children
Angrist, Joshua D.; Lavy, Victor; Schlosser, Analia - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003330129
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New evidence on the causal link between the quantity and quality of children
Angrist, Joshua D. (contributor); Lavy, Victor (contributor) - 2006
A longstanding question in the economics of the family is the relationship between sibship size and subsequent human capital formation and economic welfare. If there is a causal "quantity-quality tradeoff," then policies that discourage large families should lead to increased human capital,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003309272
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New evidence on the causal link between the quantity and quality of children
Angrist, Joshua D.; Lavy, Victor; Schlosser, Analia - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003236412
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Does school integration generate peer effects? : Evidence from Boston's Metco program
Angrist, Joshua D.; Lang, Kevin - In: The American economic review 94 (2004) 5, pp. 1613-1634
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002685857
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Does school integration generate peer effects? : Evidence from Boston's Metco program
Angrist, Joshua D. (contributor); Lang, Kevin (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001885274
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Does School Integration Generate Peer Effects? Evidence from Boston's Metco Program
Angrist, Joshua D.; Lang, Kevin - 2021
Most integration programs transfer students between schools within districts. In this paper, we study Metco, a long-running desegregation program that sends mostly Black students out of the Boston public school district to attend schools in more affluent suburban districts. Metco increases the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319549
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The Effect of Teen Childbearing and Single Parenthood on Childhood Disabilities and Progress in School
Angrist, Joshua D. - 1996
be responsible for poor health and low levels of schooling among the children of young mothers. This paper uses special … the effect of maternal age and single parenthood on children's disability status and school progress. Our results suggest … that there is little association between maternal age at birth and children's disabilities. But the children of teen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012473026
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The Effect of Teen Childbearing and Single Parenthood on Childhood Disabilities and Progress in School
Angrist, Joshua D.; Lavy, Victor - 2021
be responsible for poor health and low levels of schooling among the children of young mothers. This paper uses special … the effect of maternal age and single parenthood on children's disability status and school progress. Our results suggest … that there is little association between maternal age at birth and children's disabilities. But the children of teen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013227887
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New evidence on classroom computers and pupil learning
Angrist, Joshua D.; Lavy, Victor - 2001
The question of how technology affects learning has been at the center of recent debates over educational inputs. In 1994, the Israeli State Lottery sponsored the installation of computers in many elementary and middle schools. This program provides an opportunity to estimate the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011403791
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New evidence on the causal link between the quantity and quality of children
Angrist, Joshua D.; Lavy, Victor; Schlosser, Analía - 2006
A longstanding question in the economics of the family is the relationship between sibship size and subsequent human capital formation and economic welfare. If there is a causal quantity-quality tradeoff, then policies that discourage large families should lead to increased human capital, higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267406