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The Effects of University Affirmative Action Policies on the Human Capital Development of Minority Children : Do Expectations Matter?

Caldwell Jr., Ronald - 2008

Research shows that minority children enter the labor market with lower levels of acquired skill than do white children. This paper attempts to analyze one possible cause: the impact of a perceived lack of future opportunities on the human capital development of minority children. I take...

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Employment chances of immigrants and their children in Germany : does sense of personal control matter?

Thum-Thysen, Anna - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 5 (2016) 16, pp. 1-25

Labour market integration is a social process suggesting that personality traits are relevant. This paper explores … that there is a risk that immigrants and their children tend to have a more externalized LOC. Mother's education is a key …

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Sons or daughters? : the impact of children's migration on the health and well-being of parents left behind

Wahba, Jackline; Wang, Chuhong - 2019

positive effect of the migration of daughters on parents' health and life satisfaction, but no such beneficial effects when …We study the impact of adult children's internal migration on the health and subjective well-being of elderly parents …

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Migration and stratification

Jasso, Guillermina - 2011

Migration and stratification are increasingly intertwined. One day soon it will be impossible to understand one without the other. Both focus on life chances. Stratification is about differential life chances - who gets what and why - and migration is about improving life chances - getting more...

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How do pre-school and/or school-age children affect parents' likelihood of migration and off-farm work in rural China's minority regions?

Ding, Sai; Dong, Xiao-yuan; Maurer-Fazio, Margaret - 2016

In this paper we explore the intersectionality of religious and ethnic norms and gender relations across the domestic and public spheres of work in post-reform rural, minority-concentrated China. We focus on the role that children play in their parents' off-farm work decisions for three...

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Understanding the mechanisms through which an influential early childhood program boosted adult outcomes

Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - 2012

uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality traits from an experimental evaluation of the influential Perry …. Experimentally induced changes in personality traits explain a sizable portion of adult treatment effects. -- cognitive traits … ; personality traits ; externalizing behavior ; academic motivation ; factor analysis ; human capital ; human development ; early …

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Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes

Heckman, James J. - 2012

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Thanks Dad : New Evidence on Son Preference among Immigrant Households in the U.S

Duan, Huiqiong - 2019

This paper provides new evidence on the acquisition and persistence of child gender preference among immigrant populations in the United States using Census and ACS data. We first confirm existing evidence of son preference among immigrant populations from South East Asia documented across...

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More than Just Friends? School Peers and Adult Interracial Relationships

Merlino, Luca - 2016

This paper investigates the impact of individuals' school peers on their adult romantic relationships. In particular, we consider the effect of quasi-random variation in the share of black students within an individual's cohort on the percentage of adults' cohabiting partners that are black. We...

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Is There Still Son Preference in the United States?

Blau, Francine D. - 2019

In this paper, we use 2008-2013 American Community Survey data to update and further probe evidence on son preference in the United States. In light of the substantial increase in immigration, we examine this question separately for natives and immigrants. Dahl and Moretti (2008) found earlier...

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