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Direct linkBuckles, Kasey S.; Munnich, Elizabeth L. – Journal of Human Resources, 2012
Using the NLSY79 and NLSY79 Child and Young Adult Surveys, we investigate the effect of the age difference between siblings (spacing) on educational achievement. Because spacing may be endogenous, we use an instrumental variables strategy that exploits variation in spacing driven by miscarriages. The IV results indicate that a one-year increase in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Siblings, Young Adults
Kantarevic, Jasmin; Mechoulan, Stephane – Journal of Human Resources, 2006
We examine the implications of being early in the birth order, and whether a pattern exists within large families of falling then rising attainment with respect to birth order. Unlike other studies using U.S. data, we go beyond grade for age and look at racial differences. Drawing from OLS and fixed effects estimations, we find that being…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Educational Attainment, Birth Order, African Americans
