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The effect of house prices on fertility : evidence from Canada
Clark, Jeremy; Ferrer, Ana M. - 2016
To the extent that families' fertility decisions respond to economic factors, the price of housing is an important and … relatively neglected candidate for consideration in fertility decisions. In theory, the effect of changes in housing prices on … fertility. We follow non-moving women aged 18-40 (with their associated families) over time to ask whether changes in lagged …
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The first 2,000 days and child skills : evidence from a randomized experiment of home visiting
Doyle, Orla - 2017
Using a randomized experiment, this study investigates the impact of sustained investment in parenting, from pregnancy until age five, in the context of extensive welfare provision. Providing the Preparing for Life program, incorporating home visiting, group parenting, and baby massage, to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011685716
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Can early intervention have a sustained effect on human capital?
Doyle, Orla - 2020
Evidence on the sustained effect of early intervention is inconclusive, with many studies experiencing a dissolution of treatment effects once the program ends. Using a randomized trial, this paper examines the impact of Preparing for Life (PFL), a pregnancy to age five home visiting and...
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War, marriage markets and the sex ratio at birth
Bethmann, Dirk; Kvasnicka, Michael - 2011
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Birth order and education : evidence from a Korean cohort
Cho, Hyunkuk - In: Economics letters 110 (2011) 3, pp. 200-202
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Still unequal at birth : birth weight, socioeconomic status and outcomes at Age 9
McGovern, Mark E. - 2011
between birth weight and socioeconomic status. A strong association with maternal education does not appear to be due to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009732550
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Did the Great Recession affect sex ratios at birth for groups with a son preference?
Lee, Soohyung; Orsini, Chiara - In: Economics letters 154 (2017), pp. 48-50
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Sex ratio and religion in Vietnam
Tien Manh Vu; Yamada, Hiroyuki - 2020
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Does male education affect fertility? : evidence from Mali
Godefroy, Raphael; Lewis, Joshua - In: Economics letters 172 (2018), pp. 118-122
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Family size and children's education: evidence from the one-child policy in China
Huang, Yue - 2017
Evidence on a causal link between family size and children’s education, as in the tradeoff suggested by Gary S. Becker …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011770354