Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/95669 
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Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
ISER Working Paper Series No. 2014-11
Publisher: 
University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), Colchester
Abstract: 
Previous studies have found that firstborn children enjoy a distinct advantage over their later- born counterparts in terms of educational attainment. This paper advances the state of knowledge in this area in two ways. First, it analyses the role of young peoples aspirations, estimating the effects of sibling configurations on adolescents educational aspirations, and the importance of these aspirations on later attainment. Second, it employs multilevel modelling techniques, using household-based data which include information on multiple children living in the same families. The paper finds that firstborn children have higher aspirations, and that these aspirations play a significant role in determining later levels of attainment. We also demonstrate a significant positive effect of age spacing on educational attainment.
Subjects: 
birth order
educational aspiration
educational attainment
multilevel
MCMC
JEL: 
C11
J13
J24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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