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Gender, sibling order, and differences in the quantity and quality of education: evidence from Japanese twins
Tien Manh Vu; Matsushige, Hisakazu - In: Asian economic journal : journal of the East Asian … 30 (2016) 2, pp. 147-170
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011526196
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Schooling, family background, and adoption : is it nature or is it nurture?
Plug, Erik J. S.; Vijverberg, Wim P. M. - 2001
When parents are more educated, their children tend to receive more schooling as well. Does this occur because parental ability is passed on genetically or because more educated parents provide a better environment for children to flourish? Using an intergenerational sample of families, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011339672
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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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Schooling, family background, and adoption: is it nature or is it nurture?
Plug, Erik J. S.; Vijverberg, Wim P. M. - 2001
When parents are more educated, their children tend to receive more schooling as well. Does this occur because parental ability is passed on genetically or because more educated parents provide a better environment for children to flourish? Using an intergenerational sample of families, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001579862
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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/10001579867
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Family background, education, and earnings : the limited value of "test-score transmission"
Friedman-Sokuler, Naomi; Justman, Moshe - 2024
Even the most egalitarian education systems employ high-stakes tests to regulate the transition from universal secondary education to selective academic programs that open doors to skilled, well-paid professions. This gives parents a strong incentive to invest substantial resources in improving...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014465499
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The effects of mid-career military enlistment on civilian career prospects : evidence from the Australian banking industry during World War II
Seltzer, Andrew - In: Cliometrica : journal of historical economics and … 1 (2007) 3, pp. 239-261
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003538199
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How does parental divorce affect children's long-term outcomes?
Frimmel, Wolfgang; Halla, Martin; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2016
Numerous papers report a negative association between parental divorce and child outcomes. To provide evidence whether this correlation is driven by a causal effect, we exploit idiosyncratic variation in the extent of sexual integration in fathers' workplaces: Fathers who encounter more women in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011472164
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How does parental divorce affect children's long-term outcomes?
Frimmel, Wolfgang; Halla, Martin; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2016
Numerous papers report a negative association between parental divorce and child outcomes. To provide evidence whether this correlation is driven by a causal effect, we exploit idiosyncratic variation in the extent of sexual integration in fathers' workplaces: Fathers who encounter more women in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011486016