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Older and Wiser? Birth Order and IQ of Young Men
Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G; Black, Sandra E. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
While recent research finds strong evidence that birth order affects children’s outcomes such as education and earnings, the evidence on the effects of birth order on IQ is decidedly mixed. This paper uses a large dataset on the population of Norway that allows us to precisely measure birth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822411
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Small Family, Smart Family? Family Size and the IQ Scores of Young Men
Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G; Black, Sandra E. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
How do families influence the ability of children? Cognitive skills have been shown to be a strong predictor of educational attainment and future labor market success; as a result, understanding the determinants of cognitive skills can lead to a better understanding of children’s long run...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822678
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Like Father, Like Son? A Note on the Intergenerational Transmission of IQ Scores
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005830000
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Does Grief Transfer across Generations? In-Utero Deaths and Child Outcomes
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884097
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Breaking the Glass Ceiling? The Effect of Board Quotas on Female Labor Market Outcomes in Norway
Bertrand, Marianne; Black, Sandra E.; Jensen, Sissel; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
In late 2003, Norway passed a law mandating 40 percent representation of each gender on the board of publicly limited … corporate sector and decrease gender disparity in earnings within that sector. We document that the newly (post …-reform) appointed female board members were observably more qualified than their female predecessors, and that the gender gap in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010786985
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307382
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The More the Merrier? : The Effect of Family Composition on Children's Education
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2004
. These findings suggest the need to revisit economic models of fertility and child ?production?, focusing not only on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262020
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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
Lower birth weight babies have worse outcomes, both short-run in terms of one-year mortality rates and longer run in terms of educational attainment and earnings. However, recent research has called into question whether birth weight itself is important or whether it simply reflects other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267621
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Too young to leave the nest? The effects of school starting age
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2008
Does it matter when a child starts school? While the popular press seems to suggest it does, there is limited evidence of a long-run effect of school starting age on student outcomes. This paper uses data on the population of Norway to examine the role of school starting age on longer-run...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268720
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Older and wiser? Birth order and IQ of young men
Devereux, Paul J.; Black, Sandra E.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - School of Economics, University College Dublin - 2007
While recent research finds strong evidence that birth order affects children’s outcomes such as education and earnings, the evidence on the effects of birth order on IQ is decidedly mixed. This paper uses a large dataset on the population of Norway that allows us to precisely measure birth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011269391