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different analytical strategies by comparing siblings with different birth-order positions (i) within the same family (within-family … design) and (ii) between different families (between-family design). In our analyses, we confirmed the expected birth …
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affected by family structure, such as the number of siblings and birth order where individuals grow up. After controlling for …
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The formation of economic preferences in childhood and adolescence has long-term consequences for life-time outcomes. We study in an experiment with 525 teenagers how both birth order and siblings' sex composition affect risk, time and social preferences. We find that second born children are...
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The poor state of child health in India has generated a number of puzzles that have received attention in the literature. A recent focus on birth order has produced contradictory results. Coffey and Spears (2019) document an early-life survival advantage in India accruing to later birth orders,...
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One of the theoretical predictions relating to the family size and birth order effect on child capital is resource … household size declined. This paper investigates the child birth order and alternative family structure (i.e household) size …
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