Analysis of Twins

Sonia R. Bhalotra () and Damian Clarke
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Sonia R. Bhalotra: University of Warwick

No 15609, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: The occurrence of twin births has been widely used as a natural experiment. With a focus upon the use of twin births for identification of causal effects in economics, this chapter provides a critical review of methods and results.

Keywords: twins; identification; child development; women's labour market outcomes; birth spacing; fertility; child penalty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D10 I26 J13 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53 pages
Date: 2022-09
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Published - published in: Klaus. F. Zimmermann (ed.), Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics , Springer Nature, 2023

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