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The effect of childhood conduct disorder on human capital
Koning, Pierre; Webbink, Herman Dinand; Vujić, Sunčica; … - 2010
This paper estimates the longer-term effects of childhood conduct disorder on human capital accumulation and violent and criminal behaviour later in life using data of Australian twins. We measure conduct disorder with a rich set of indicators based on diagnostic criteria from psychiatry. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962937
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The Effect of Childhood Conduct Disorder on Human Capital
Koning, Pierre - 2010
This paper estimates the longer-term effects of childhood conduct disorder on human capital accumulation and violent and criminal behaviour later in life using data of Australian twins. We measure conduct disorder with a rich set of indicators based on diagnostic criteria from psychiatry. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013141775
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Does Parental Absence Harm Children's Education? Evidence from Vietnam
Nguyen, Cuong Viet; Vu, Linh Hoang - 2022
have a better chance of enrolling at all levels of education than those from single-parent families. Within single … critical role of mothers in children's education. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012802809
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The effect of parents' schooling on child's schooling : a nonparametric bounds analysis
Haan, Monique de - 2008
This paper uses a relatively new approach to investigate the effect of parents' schooling on child's schooling; a nonparametric bounds analysis based on Manski and Pepper (2000), using the most recent version of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. We start with making no assumptions and then add...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011376535
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Childhood homelessness and adult employment : the role of education, incarceration, and welfare receipt
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Zhu, Anna - 2015
This paper analyzes the long-term consequences of children experiencing homelessness. Our primary goal is to assess the importance of the potential pathways linking childhood homelessness to adult employment. We use novel panel data that link survey and administrative data for a sample of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011308437
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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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Something in the air? : pollution, allergens and children's cognitive functioning
Marcotte, Dave E. - 2016
Poor air quality has been shown to harm the health and development of children. Research on these relationships has focused almost exclusively on the effects of human-made pollutants, and has not fully distinguished between contemporaneous and long-run effects. This paper contributes on both of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011450721
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Does parental absence harm children's education? : evidence from Vietnam
Cuong Viet Nguyen; Vu, Linh H. - 2022
have a better chance of enrolling at all levels of education than those from single-parent families. Within single … critical role of mothers in children's education. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012806266
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The effect of opposite sex siblings on cognitive and noncognitive skills in early childhood
Cyron, Laura; Schwerdt, Guido; Viarengo, Martina - 2016
United States at the onset of formal education. Our identification strategy rests on the assumption that, conditional on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011576852
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Fading out effect or long lasting nudge? : the impact of a conditional cash transfer program beyond starting the school year in Argentina
Edo, María; Marchionni, Mariana - 2018
We estimate the impact on education outcomes of the Universal Child Allowance (AUH), a massive conditional cash … school year, but concentrated on boys in upper-secondary school. In this paper we study the effects on other education … in education. Nevertheless, the evidence also indicates that there is room for improvements in the design of the program …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011853227