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Whether siblings of specific birth order perform differently has been a longstanding open empirical question. We use the family tree structure of the PSID to examine two claims found in the literature: whether being early in the birth order implies a distinct educational advantage, and whether...
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This paper analyzes children's long-term consequences of experiencing homelessness. Our primary goal is to assess the … those experiencing homelessness for the first time as children are less likely to be employed than those who were never …
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sought to understand how children are faring in non-traditional homes. Debate has arisen over assertions that children from …
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steep caste and gender gradients and few substantive changes once children enter school. The gender gap, however, reverses …
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steep caste and gender gradients and few substantive changes once children enter school. The gender gap, however, reverses …
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This paper analyzes the long-term consequences of children experiencing homelessness. Our primary goal is to assess the … those experiencing homelessness for the first time as children are less likely to be employed than those who were never …
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How do families influence the ability of children? Cognitive skills have been shown to be a strong predictor of … to a better understanding of children's long run outcomes. This paper uses a large dataset on the male population of … resulting from twin births have negative effects on the IQ of existing children …
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While recent research finds strong evidence that birth order affects children's outcomes such as education and earnings … earlier born children have higher IQs …
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Each year an estimated two million children in the United States repeat a grade. Investing an additional year in the …
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