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From the cradle to the labor market? The effect of birth weight on adult outcomes
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2005
of children from poorer families. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267621
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Under pressure? The effect of peers on outcomes of young adults
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2010
A variety of public campaigns, including the Just Say No campaign of the 1980s and 1990s that encouraged teenagers to Just Say No to Drugs, are based on the premise that teenagers are very susceptible to peer influences. Despite this, very little is known about the effect of school peers on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269789
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Like father, like son? A note on the intergenerational transmission of IQ scores
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2008
More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this statement, there is … estimated elasticity of intergenerational transmission of income of approximately .2. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268604