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Structural Estimates of the Intergenerational Education Correlation

Belzil, Christian; Hansen, Jörgen - 2021

Using a structural dynamic programming model, we investigate the relative importance of family background variables and individual specific abilities in explaining cross-sectional differences in schooling attainments and wages. Given scholastic ability, household background variables (especially...

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A biological basis for the gender wage gap : fecundity and age and educational hypogamy

Polachek, Solomon W.; Zhang, Xu; Zhou, Xing - 2014

This paper shows how a shorter fecundity horizon for females (a biological constraint) leads to age and educational disparities between husbands and wives. Empirical support is based on data from a natural experiment commencing before and ending after China's 1980 one-child law. The results...

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English language premium in a marriage market : experimental evidence from Delhi

Miyamoto, Tomohisa; Bedi, Arjun Singh - 2024

conducted on a matrimonial website, to examine returns to English language skills for females in a marriage market in Delhi …. Indicating strong English language skills in a marriage profile increases the number of views and interests received by 20% and … English language proficiency expands the set of potential marriage partners and may help promote inter-caste alliances. …

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Migration to the US and marital mobility

Christopoulou, Rebekka; Lillard, Dean R. - 2013

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Migration to the US and marital mobility

Christopoulou, Rebekka; Lillard, Dean R. - In: Review of Economics of the Household 14 (2016) 3, pp. 669-694

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Migration to the US and Marital Mobility

Christopoulou, Rebekka - 2013

estimate the causal effect of migration on educational mobility through cross-national marriage. To control for selective … migration and marriage dampens down these effects …

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Migration to the Us and Marital Mobility

Christopoulou, Rebekka - 2013

estimate the causal effect of migration on educational mobility through cross-national marriage. To control for selective … migration and marriage dampens down these effects …

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Intergenerational education mobility and labour Market outcomes : variation among the second generation of immigrants in Canada

Chen, Wen-hao; Hou, Feng - 2019

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School starting age and the social gradient in educational outcomes

Zhao, Yuejun; Markussen, Simen; Røed, Knut - 2024

Can lowering school starting age promote equality of opportunities and reduce the achievement gaps between pupils? We provide evidence on the heterogeneous (positional) effects on early school performance of two mandatory schooling reforms in Norway specifically aimed at reducing achievement...

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Sibling rivalry : a look at Switzerland with PISA data

Wolter, Stefan C.; Coradi Vellacott, Maja - 2002

In this paper we analyse the sibling size and birth-order effect on educational achievement in Switzerland on the basis of PISA data. We find an overall modest size and birth-order effect. The sibling size effect, however, is a product of a substantial and significant negative size effect for...

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