Showing 1 - 10 of 1,150
, they can affect parents' time allocation and family dynamics. This paper examines how extending the school day affects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013206326
With the goal to shed more light on the effectiveness of parental time spent with their children, I estimate the causal relationship between parental involvement and education outcomes of children. My research is the first which examines the effect of parental time in terms of the engagement in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012807274
Individuals typically traverse several life phases before forming a family. We analyse whether changing the duration of … affect family formation through human capital accumulation, but also through changing the duration of earlier life phases …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270851
This study investigates the role of family structure on cognitive outcomes of children. Using the rich panel data … biennially since 1994, we investigate the association between a child's math & reading performance and family structure and … changes in family structure. We find that children who stay-in or move-to non-intact families have lower reading scores than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012036989
Many children worldwide are left behind by parents who are migrating for work. While previous literature has studied the effect of parental migration on children's educational outcomes and cognitive achievements, this study focuses on how parental migration affects children's non-cognitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149247
years of schooling of a child and actual years of schooling. Among the determinants, we introduce indicators of family …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014181876
This paper examines if the effect of parental labor market shocks on child development depends on the age of the child at the time of the shock. To address this question, we leverage rich Norwegian population-wide register data and exploit mass layoffs and establishment closures as a source of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013390948
This paper examines if the effect of parental labor market shocks on child development depends on the age of the child at the time of the shock. To address this question, we leverage rich Norwegian population-wide register data and exploit mass layoffs and establishment closures as a source of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013414973
, this change in family environment did not coincide with any decline in their educational or occupational achievement. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015048835
associated with the number of children in the family. Do these observations imply a causal relationship between the number of … policymakers and researchers evaluate the total benefit of family planning policies, both policies to lower fertility and policies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430732