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Why Does Height Matter for Educational Attainment? Evidence from German Pre-Teen Children
Cinnirella, Francesco; Piopiunik, Marc; Winter, Joachim K. - 2021
Several studies have shown that body height is positively associated with educational attainment. In this paper, we investigate the mechanisms behind this relationship using data on German pre-teen students. We show that (i) taller children are more likely to enroll in ‘Gymnasium’, the most...
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The impact of parental income and education on the schooling of children
Chevalier, Arnaud; Harmon, Colm; O'Sullivan, Vincent; … - 2013
to alter schooling decisions may not be as effective as policies which increase permanent income. …
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The impact of parental income and education on the schooling of their children
Chevalier, Arnaud; Harmon, Colm; O'Sullivan, Vincent; … - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 2 (2013), pp. 1-22
alleviating income constraints to alter schooling decisions may not be as effective as policies which increase permanent income. …
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Identifying the drivers of month of birth differences in educational attainment
Crawford, Claire; Dearden, Lorraine; Greaves, Ellen - 2013
, but remains evident and statistically significant in high-stakes exams taken at the end of compulsory schooling. To … of starting school, length of schooling and relative age without cohort) lead to these differences in attainment between … relationship (age at test = age of starting school + length of schooling). This paper is the first to apply the principle of …
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The impact of age within academic year on adult outcomes
Crawford, Claire; Dearden, Lorraine; Greaves, Ellen - 2013
, but remains evident and statistically significant in high-stakes exams taken at the end of compulsory schooling. Those …
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Impact of the right to education on school enrolment of children with disabilities : evidence from India
Varghese, Vinitha Rachel - 2022
cent increase in schooling among children with disabilities within three years. The estimate is driven by enrolment across …
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The long run impact of a macroeconomic crisis on schooling outcomes
Sharma, Anisha - In: The journal of development studies 58 (2022) 1, pp. 115-144
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Intergenerational effect of education reform program and maternal education on children's educational and labor outcomes : evidence from Nepal
Shrestha, Vinish; Shrestha, Rashesh - 2017
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Spillover effects of early-life medical interventions
Breining, Sanni Nørgaard; Daysal, N. Meltem; Simonsen, … - 2015
We investigate the spillover effects of early-life medical treatments on the siblings of treated children. We use a regression discontinuity design that exploits changes in medical treatments across the very low birth weight (VLBW) cutoff. Using administrative data from Denmark, we first confirm...
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Early-life medical care and human capital accumulation : medical care and public health interventions in early childhood may improve human capital accumulation as well as child hea...
Daysal, N. Meltem - 2015
Ample empirical evidence links adverse conditions during early childhood (the period from conception to age five) to worse health outcomes and lower academic achievement in adulthood. Can early-life medical care and public health interventions ameliorate these effects? Recent research suggests...
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