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Poor little rich kids? : the determinants of the intergenerational transmission of wealth
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Lundborg, Petter; … - 2015
Wealth is highly correlated between parents and their children; however, little is known about the extent to which these relationships are genetic or determined by environmental factors. We use administrative data on the net wealth of a large sample of Swedish adoptees merged with similar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011308579
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Sibling Spillovers
Black, Sandra E. - 2017
It is notoriously difficult to identify peer effects within the family, because of the common shocks and reflection …, disabled or not. We observe consistent evidence in both locations that the second child in a family is differentially affected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012960925
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Poor Little Rich Kids? The Determinants of the Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth
Black, Sandra E. - 2015
Wealth is highly correlated between parents and their children; however, little is known about the extent to which these relationships are genetic or determined by environmental factors. We use administrative data on the net wealth of a large sample of Swedish adoptees merged with similar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013016265
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Born to Lead? The Effect of Birth Order on Non-Cognitive Abilities
Black, Sandra E.; Grönqvist, Erik; Öckert, Björn - 2017
We study the effect of birth order on personality traits among men using population data on enlistment records and … ability and the Big Five personality traits. Finally, we find a significant role of sex composition within the family. Later …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653288
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Born to Lead? The Effect of Birth Order on Non-Cognitive Abilities
Black, Sandra E. - 2017
We study the effect of birth order on personality traits among men using population data on enlistment records and … ability and the Big Five personality traits. Finally, we find a significant role of sex composition within the family. Later …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012962283
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Born to lead? : the effect of birth order on non-cognitive abilities
Black, Sandra E.; Grönqvist, Erik; Öckert, Björn - 2017
We study the effect of birth order on personality traits among men using population data on enlistment records and … ability and the Big Five personality traits. Finally, we find a significant role of sex composition within the family. Later …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011613130
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Poor Little Rich Kids? The Determinants of the Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Lundborg, Petter; … - 2015
Wealth is highly correlated between parents and their children; however, little is known about the extent to which these relationships are genetic or determined by environmental factors. We use administrative data on the net wealth of a large sample of Swedish adoptees merged with similar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307425
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Sibling Spillovers
Black, Sandra E.; Breining, Sanni; Figlio, David N.; … - 2017
It is notoriously difficult to identify peer effects within the family, because of the common shocks and reflection …, disabled or not. We observe consistent evidence in both locations that the second child in a family is differentially affected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011615903
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Why the apple doesn't fall far : understanding intergenerational transmission of human capital
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2003
children?s education are due primarily to family characteristics and inherited ability and not education spillovers. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261633
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High? : The Effect of Compulsory Schooling Laws on Teenage Births
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2004
that increase educational attainment reduce early fertility? This paper investigates whether increasing mandatory … legislation aimed at improving educational outcomes may have spillover effects onto the fertility decisions of teenagers. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262157