We examine how the gender of a sibling affects earnings, education and family formation. Identification is complicated … by parental preferences: if parents prefer certain sex compositions over others, children's gender affects not only the … based on the gender of the other twin. We find that the gender of the sibling influences both men and women, but in a …

The growing gender gap in educational attainment between men and women has raised concerns that the skill development … produces a similar pattern of results. We conclude that focusing on gender differences in behavior in school may not lead to …

Governments invest a lot of money in education, so it is important to understand the benefits of this spending. One … essential aspect is that education can potentially make people better parents and thus improve the educational and employment … reduce inequality in current and future generations. In addition to purely formal education, much less expensive …

also provides a novel microfoundation for peer effects, with empirical implications for welfare and different education …

investment in education because discrimination spurred exit facilitated by human capital. Theory moreover suggests that if exit …

This paper examines the long-run effects of the 1980-1982 recession on education and income. Using confidential Census …