In present day Germany, one in seven children is raised in a single parent household. We investigate the effect of … single parenthood on children’s educational attainment, measured by the school track at the age 14, using ordered probit … whether the family effect operates through resources – fewer income and parental time available for the child –, or through …

We examine the effect of single motherhood on children’s secondary school track choice using 12-year-old children drawn … correlation between single motherhood and children’s educational attainment. Looking for alternative explanations for this … background, lower household income and higher labor supply of the mother. Our evidence suggests that single motherhood reduces …