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steep caste and gender gradients and few substantive changes once children enter school. The gender gap, however, reverses …
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Do parents invest more or less in their high ability children? We provide new evidence on this question by comparing … determinant of cognitive ability. We find that parents invest more in high ability children, with a one standard deviation …
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-being, and renewed focus on effective policy interventions to aid disadvantaged children, we study a cohort of children born in a …
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steep caste and gender gradients and few substantive changes once children enter school. The gender gap, however, reverses …
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steep caste and gender gradients and few substantive changes once children enter school. The gender gap, however, reverses …
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More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this statement, there is …
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-being, and renewed focus on effective policy interventions to aid disadvantaged children, we study a cohort of children born in a …
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We use the Islamic holy month of Ramadan as a natural experiment in fasting and fetal health. In Michigan births 1989-2006, we find prenatal exposure to Ramadan among Arab mothers results in lower birthweight and reduced gestation length. Exposure to Ramadan in the first month of gestation is...
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How do families influence the ability of children? Cognitive skills have been shown to be a strong predictor of … to a better understanding of children's long run outcomes. This paper uses a large dataset on the male population of … resulting from twin births have negative effects on the IQ of existing children …
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