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Education and Family Background: Mechanisms and Policies
Björklund, Anders; Salvanes, Kjell G. - In: Handbook of the Economics of Education
' education or with other indicators of their parents' socio-economic status. This topic is central in social science, and there … to researchers. The purpose of this chapter is to summarize and evaluate recent empirical research on education and …
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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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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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269789
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Under Pressure? The Effect of Peers on Outcomes of Young Adults
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
variables (average age, average mother's education) have little impact on the outcomes of teenagers. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008568292
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352231
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010258168
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Pupil Achievement, School Resources and Family Background
Hægeland, Torbjørn; Raaum, Oddbjørn; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822093
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261552
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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
order has a significant and large effect on children?s education; children born later in the family obtain less education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262020
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Valuing school quality via a school choice reform
Machin, Stephen; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2010
education in many countries across the world. In this paper, in line with some recent studies, we value school quality using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269399