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Like father, like son? : a note on the intergenerational transmission of IQ scores
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 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. -- Ability ; intergenerational mobility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003750305
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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
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003752059
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Like father, like son? : a note on the intergenerational transmission of IQ scores
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003756881
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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. - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008806868
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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
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003223104
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From the cradle to the labor market? : The effect of birth weight on adult outcomes
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003209218
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Improved jive estimators for overidentified linear models with and without heteroskedasticity
Ackerberg, Daniel A.; Devereux, Paul J. - 2008
We introduce two simple new variants of the Jackknife Instrumental Variables (JIVE) estimator for overidentified linear models and show that they are superior to the existing JIVE estimator, significantly improving on its small sample bias properties. We also compare our new estimators to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009723860
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Improved jive estimators for overidentified linear models with and without heteroskedasticity
Ackenberg, Daniel; Devereux, Paul J. - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003756654
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Choosing differently? : college application behavior and the persistence of educational advantage
Delaney, Judith; Devereux, Paul J. - 2020
We use administrative data from Ireland to study differences in college application behavior between students from … completely on grades in the terminal high school examinations. Thus, we can compare the application choices of students who have … equal chances of admission to college programs. Conditional on achievement and college opportunities, we find that students …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012214258
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003965640