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The Impact of Family Composition on Educational Achievement

Stacey H. Chen, Yen-Chien Chen and Jin-Tan Liu
Journal of Human Resources, January 2019, 54 (1) 122-170; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.1.0915.7401R1
Stacey H. Chen
Stacy H. Chen is an associate professor of economics at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS).
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Yen-Chien Chen
Yen-Chien Chen is an associate professor of economics at National Chi-Nan University, Taiwan.
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Jin-Tan Liu
Jin-Tan Liu is a professor of economics at National Taiwan University and NBER.
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Abstract

Parents preferring sons tend to go on having more children until a boy is born and to concentrate investment in boys for a given number of children (sibsize). Thus, having a brother may affect a child’s education in two ways: an indirect effect by keeping sibsize lower and a direct rivalry effect where sibsize remains constant. We estimate the direct and indirect effects of a next brother on the first child’s education conditional on potential sibsize. We address endogenous sibsize using twins. We find new evidence of sibling rivalry and gender bias that cannot be detected by conventional methods.

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  • Received September 2015.
  • Accepted June 2017.

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Stacey H. Chen, Yen-Chien Chen, Jin-Tan Liu
Journal of Human Resources Jan 2019, 54 (1) 122-170; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.54.1.0915.7401R1

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