Birth Spacing and Sibling Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Buckles, Kasey S.; Munnich, Elizabeth L.
Titel	Birth Spacing and Sibling Outcomes
Quelle	In: Journal of Human Resources, 47 (2012) 3, S.613-642 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-166X
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Age Differences; Siblings; Young Adults; Birth Order; Academic Achievement; Scores; Achievement Tests; Evaluation Methods; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Sibling; Geschwister; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Geburtenfolge; Schulleistung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Korrelation
Abstract	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 spacing increases test scores for older siblings by about 0.17 standard deviations. These results are larger than the OLS estimates, suggesting that failing to account for the endogeneity of spacing may understate its benefits. For younger siblings, we find no causal impact of spacing on test scores. (Contains 2 figures, 10 tables and 27 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10