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Grandparents, moms, or dads? why children of teen mothers do worse in life
Aizer, Anna; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2020
Women who give birth as teens have worse subsequent educational and labor market outcomes than women who have first births at older ages. However, previous research has attributed much of these effects to selection rather than a causal effect of teen childbearing. Despite this, there are still...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012296522
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Grandparents, mothers, or fathers? Why children of teen mothers do worse in life
Aizer, Anna; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2019
Women who give birth as teens have worse subsequent educational and labor market outcomes than women who have first births at older ages. However, previous research has attributed much of these effects to selection rather than a causal effect of teen childbearing. Despite this, there are still...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012017585
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Grandparents, Moms, or Dads? Why Children of Teen Mothers Do Worse in Life
Aizer, Anna; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2020
Women who give birth as teens have worse subsequent educational and labor market outcomes than women who have first births at older ages. However, previous research has attributed much of these effects to selection rather than a causal effect of teen childbearing. Despite this, there are still...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012322580
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Small Family, Smart Family? Family Size and the IQ Scores of Young Men
Black, Sandra; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 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/10005789041
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Grandparents, mothers, or fathers? : why children of teen mothers do worse in life
Aizer, Anna; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2019
Women who give birth as teens have worse subsequent educational and labor market outcomes than women who have first births at older ages. However, previous research has attributed much of these effects to selection rather than a causal effect of teen childbearing. Despite this, there are still...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011990921
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Grandparents, Moms, or Dads? Why Children of Teen Mothers Do Worse in Life
Aizer, Anna; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2021
Women who give birth as teens have worse subsequent educational and labor market outcomes than women who have first births at older ages. However, previous research has attributed much of these effects to selection rather than a causal effect of teen childbearing. Despite this, there are still...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315217
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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
Parents with higher education levels have children with higher education levels. However, is this because parental … education actually changes the outcomes of children, suggesting an important spillover of education policies, or is it merely … that more able individuals who have higher education also have more able children? This paper proposes to answer this …
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
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Why the apple doesn't fall far : understanding intergenerational transmission of human capital
Devereux, Paul J.; Black, Sandra E.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - School of Economics, University College Dublin - 2003
Parents with higher education levels have children with higher education levels. However, is this because parental … education actually changes the outcomes of children, suggesting an important spillover of education policies, or is it merely … that more able individuals who have higher education also have more able children? This paper proposes to answer this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011269293
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Fast times at Ridgemont High? The effect of compulsory schooling laws on teenage births
Devereux, Paul J. - School of Economics, University College Dublin - 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/10011269474