Sibling Spillovers: Having an Academically Successful Older Sibling May be More Important for Children in Disadvantaged Families
Abstract
This paper examines causal sibling spillover effects among socially advantaged (e.g. white, two-parent, or non-poor school district) and disadvantaged families (e.g. black, single-mother, or poor school district) in elementary and middle school. Exploiting discontinuities in school starting age created by North Carolina school entry laws, we adopt a quasi-experimental approach and compare test scores of public school students whose older...
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Sibling Spillovers: Having an Academically Successful Older Sibling May be More Important for Children in Disadvantaged Families
Published Date
Jan 1, 2020
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