Family Shocks and Academic Achievement

Marie C. Hull ()
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Marie C. Hull: University of North Carolina, Greensboro

No 9197, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Disruptions in family life can take many forms, but all have the potential to impact student learning. With school administrative data matched to birth records, I estimate the effect of unexpected changes in the home environment, or family shocks, on achievement. Identification comes from siblings observed in the same year. I find that family shocks are at least as important as teacher assignment for student learning. Furthermore, they have a relatively larger impact on students from affluent families; time use evidence indicates that this is likely because affluent parents are more involved in their children's learning.

Keywords: education; human capital; family dynamics; educational inequality; time inputs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 I24 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2015-07
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