children reared in two-parent families. Evidence from the United States and Sweden indicates that living in a non-intact family …It is well known that children reared in non-intact families on average have less favorable educational outcomes than … is correlated with lower educational attainment. In this paper we compare the relationships between family structure and …

emergence of differentials in abilities between children of advantaged families and children of disadvantaged families, (c) the … discussed. -- productivity ; high school dropout ; ability gaps ; family influence ; noncognitive skills ; early interventions …

Past estimates of the effect of family income on child development have often been plagued by endogeneity and … measurement error. In this paper, we use an instrumental variables strategy to estimate the causal effect of income on children … (EITC) over the last two decades. The largest of these changes increased family income by as much as 20%, or approximately …

Past estimates of the effect of family income on child development have often been plagued by endogeneity and … measurement error. In this paper, we use an instrumental variables strategy to estimate the causal effect of income on children … (EITC) over the last two decades. The largest of these changes increased family income by as much as 20%, or approximately …