Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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971891 | Labour Economics | 2010 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
We study the impact of family size on intermediate and long-term outcomes using twin births as an exogenous source of variation in family size in an unusually rich dataset. Similar to recent studies, we find no evidence of a causal effect on long-term outcomes and show that not taking selection effects into account will likely overstate the effects. We do, however, find a small but significant negative impact of family size on grades in compulsory and secondary school among children who are likely to be vulnerable to further restrictions on parental investments.
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Authors
Olof Åslund, Hans Grönqvist,