Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/335210 
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Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] Review of Economics of the Household [ISSN:] 1573-7152 [Volume:] 23 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] Springer US [Place:] New York, NY [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 1279-1300
Publisher: 
Springer US, New York, NY
Abstract: 
Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we examine the impact of breastfeeding on the likelihood of obtaining a college degree and attending graduate school. Using a doubly robust estimation technique, we find that having been breastfed is linked to an increased probability of obtaining a college degree, but its association with graduate school attendance is largely insignificant. The effect on college degree attainment is primarily concentrated among males, blacks, and whites. Investigating potential mechanisms, we find evidence that part of these effects is operating through the impact of breastfeeding on adolescents’ cognitive ability.
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Breastfeeding
Educational attainment
Human capital
Doubly robust estimation
College degree
Graduate school attendance
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I12
I23
J15
I18
C21
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Article
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Published Version

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