extended family. Using data from the PROGRESA program in Mexico, we exploit information on the paternal and maternal surnames … family links of each household to others in the same village. We then exploit the randomized research design of the PROGRESA … the characteristics of extended family. We find PROGRESA only raises secondary enrolment among households that are …

We study within-family spillovers in college enrollment to show college-going behavior is transmissible between peers …. Because siblings' test scores are weakly correlated, we exploit college-specific admissions thresholds that directly affect … older but not younger siblings' college options. Older siblings' admissibility substantially increases their own four …