RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Impact of Family Composition on Educational Achievement
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 122
OP 170
DO 10.3368/jhr.54.1.0915.7401R1
VO 54
IS 1
A1 Stacey H. Chen
A1 Yen-Chien Chen
A1 Jin-Tan Liu
YR 2019
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/54/1/122.abstract
AB 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.