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dc.contributor.authorFrijters, Paulen
dc.contributor.authorJohnston, David W.en
dc.contributor.authorShah, Manishaen
dc.contributor.authorShields, Michael A.en
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-03-
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-28T13:54:27Z-
dc.date.available2011-06-28T13:54:27Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/46081-
dc.description.abstractDo parents invest more or less in their high ability children? We provide new evidence on this question by comparing observed ability differences and observed investment differences between siblings in the NLSY. To overcome endogeneity issues we use sibling differences in handedness as an instrument for cognitive ability differences, since handedness is a strong determinant of cognitive ability. We find that parents invest more in high ability children, with a one standard deviation increase in child cognitive ability increasing parental investments by approximately one-third of a standard deviation. Consequently, differences in child cognitive ability are enhanced by differential parental investments. This finding has important implications for education policy.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x5153en
dc.subject.jelD13en
dc.subject.jelJ1en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordchildrenen
dc.subject.keywordcognitive abilityen
dc.subject.keywordparental investmenten
dc.subject.keywordhandednessen
dc.subject.stwKinderen
dc.subject.stwKognitive Fähigkeitenen
dc.subject.stwElternen
dc.subject.stwBildungsinvestitionen
dc.subject.stwUSAen
dc.titleIntra-household resource allocation: Do parents educe or reinforce child cognitive ability gaps?-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn657067245en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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