The effect of birth order on schooling in India

Santosh Kumar
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Santosh Kumar Gautam

Applied Economics Letters, 2016, vol. 23, issue 18, 1325-1328

Abstract: Using large nationally representative data, I estimate the effect of birth order on educational outcomes of children in India. To establish causality, endogeneity of family size is addressed by approaching an instrumental variable method. Employing a district fixed effects model and proportion of boys in the family as the instrument for number of children, I show that later-born children attain higher education compared to earlier-born children. Results are robust to inclusion of child, parents and household characteristics.

Date: 2016
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