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dc.contributor.authorLehmann, Jee-Yeon K.en
dc.contributor.authorNuevo-Chiquero, Anaen
dc.contributor.authorVidal-Fernández, Marianen
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-15-
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-14T11:06:59Z-
dc.date.available2012-09-14T11:06:59Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/62496-
dc.description.abstractThe critical role of prenatal and early childhood conditions on adult outcomes has been the focus of a rich body of research. In this paper, we examine various pre- and postnatal investments as possible sources behind the birth order effect - significant differences in the educational and labor market outcomes across children of varying birth orders. Taking advantage of a rich set of information on in utero and early childhood conditions in the Children of the NLSY79, we find that, within the same household, siblings of higher birth order experience a lower reduction in cigarette usage during pregnancy, are breastfed less often, and experience less cognitive stimulation and emotional support at ages 0 to 1. Next, we test for the presence of birth order effects in early cognitive and non-cognitive test scores and examine whether these differences can be explained by variations in prenatal and early childhood investments. Although there exists a significant negative relationship between birth order and early cognitive/non-cognitive test scores, the size and the significance of the negative birth order effects in test scores and educational attainment are robust to controlling for variations in early childhood factors.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x6755en
dc.subject.jelJ10en
dc.subject.jelJ13en
dc.subject.jelI24en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordbirth orderen
dc.subject.keywordearly test scoresen
dc.subject.keywordparental investmenten
dc.subject.keywordprenatal investmenten
dc.subject.keywordpostnatal investmenten
dc.subject.keywordearly childhood investmenten
dc.subject.keywordfetal origins hypothesisen
dc.subject.keywordcognitive outcomesen
dc.subject.keywordnon-cognitive outcomesen
dc.subject.stwSchwangerschaften
dc.subject.stwKinderbetreuungen
dc.subject.stwFrühkindliche Bildungen
dc.subject.stwKinderen
dc.subject.stwKognitionen
dc.subject.stwUSAen
dc.titleExplaining the birth order effect: The role of prenatal and early childhood investments-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn721216005en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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