Growing up: School, family and area influences onadolescents’ later life chances

This paper explores the links between school, family and areabackground influences during adolescence and later adult economicoutcomes. The empirical analysis is based on data covering the period1979 to 1996, drawn from the 1979 US National Longitudinal Survey ofYouth. For a sample of individuals aged 14 to 19 in 1979, estimates areproduced of the impact of family, school and local area when growingup, on earnings capacity and poverty risk once they reach adulthood.[...]