siblings. We find that having only sisters at age 15 increases substantially the probability of school leadership both for …

well as participating in sports and clubs is affected by the gender composition of siblings. We find that having only …

This paper examines how skills are shaped by social interactions in families. We show that older siblings causally … sets stemming from a pilot program. The pilot induced an essentially random subset of older siblings to choose advanced … math-science at a lower cost, while not directly affecting the course choices of younger siblings. We find that younger …

This paper examines how skills are shaped by social interactions in families. We show that older siblings causally … sets stemming from a pilot program. The pilot induced an essentially random subset of older siblings to choose advanced … math-science at a lower cost, while not directly affecting the course choices of younger siblings. We find that younger …

higher number of siblings has a negative effect in general, holding birth order constant, except when parents belong to the … are both significant and substantial, even when many controls are included in the regressions. A high rank among siblings … number of siblings as instruments. The OLS estimates of returns to education are biased downwards, when females are …