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Number of siblings and educational choices of immigrant children : evidence from first- and second-generation immigrants
Meurs, Dominique; Puhani, Patrick A.; Haaren-Giebel, … - 2015
We document the educational integration of immigrant children with a focus on the link between family size and educational decisions and distinguishing particularly between first- and second-generation immigrants and between source country groups. First, for immigrant adolescents, we show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283172
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Number of siblings and educational choices of immigrant children : evidence from first- and second-generation siblings
Meurs, Dominique; Puhani, Patrick A. - 2015
We document the educational integration of immigrant children with a focus on the link between family size and educational decisions and distinguishing particularly between first- and second-generation immigrants and between source country groups. First, for immigrant adolescents, we show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011342868
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Is there still son preference in the United States?
Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Brummund, Peter; … - 2019 - revised, October 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012119937
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Is there still son preference in the United States?
Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Brummund, Peter; … - 2019 - Revised, October 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012124840
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Is there still son preference in the United States?
Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Brummund, Peter; … - 2017
In this paper, we use 2008-2013 American Community Survey data to update and further probe Dahl and Moretti's (2008) son preference results, which found evidence that having a female first child increased the probability of single female headship and raised fertility. In light of the substantial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011731996
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The changing family structure of american children with unauthorized parents
Amuedo Dorantes, Catalina; Arenas-Arroyo, Esther - 2017
Tougher immigration enforcement has been responsible for 1.8 million deportations between 2009 and 2013 alone, most of them involving fathers and heads of household. We exploit the geographic and temporal variation in intensified enforcement to gauge its impact on children's propensity to live...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011762137
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What divides the first and second generations? : family time of arrival and educational outcomes for immigrant youth
Hull, Marie - 2022
In this paper, I develop a measure of host country experience, which I call "relative time of arrival," to explore differences between first- and second-generation immigrants. This measure is finer than immigrant generation and expands on the widely used measures of years since migration and age...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013358971
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Age-of-Arrival Effects on the Education of Immigrant Children : A Sibling Study
Basu, Sukanya - 2016
This paper analyses the effects of late entry on the human capital of immigrant children, and investigates the channels via which age-at-migration affects the native-immigration education gap. Ordinary-least-squares estimates can be biased if parents factor the age of children into their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014188455
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Schooling, family background, and adoption : does family income matter?
Plug, Erik J. S.; Vijverberg, Wim P. M. - 2001
One would expect that family income is an important positive factor in the school attainment of children. However … unobserved parental ability. In the end, family income still has a significant effect, which must therefore be causative. It … implies that high-ability children in low-income families face binding credit constraints that society may wish to relieve. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011339673
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What Divides the First and Second Generations? Family Time of Arrival and Educational Outcomes for Immigrant Youth
Hull, Marie - 2023
In this paper, I develop a measure of host country experience, which I call "relative time of arrival," to explore differences between first- and second-generation immigrants. This measure is finer than immigrant generation and expands on the widely used measures of years since migration and age...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014261512