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dc.contributor.authorBjörklund, Andersen
dc.contributor.authorSundström, Marianneen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:18:00Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:18:00Z-
dc.date.issued2002-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/20939-
dc.description.abstractThis article analyzes whether the commonly found negative relationship between parental separation in childhood and educational outcomes is causal or mainly due to selection. We use data on about 100,000 Swedish full biological siblings, born in 1951-64, and perform cross-section and sibling-difference estimations. Outcomes are measured as educational attainment in 1996. Our cross-section analysis show the expected negative and significant relationship, while the relationship is not significant, though precisely estimated, in the siblingdifference analysis. This finding was robust to the sensitivity tests performed and is consistent with selection, rather than causation, being the explanation for the negative relationship.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x643en
dc.subject.jelJ12en
dc.subject.jelI20en
dc.subject.jelI30en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keyworddivorceen
dc.subject.keywordchild welfareen
dc.subject.keywordsiblings estimatorsen
dc.subject.stwBildungsniveauen
dc.subject.stwKinderen
dc.subject.stwEheen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwSchwedenen
dc.subject.stwScheidungen
dc.titleParental Separation and Children's Educational Attainment: A Siblings Approach-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn846310309en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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