Arbeitspapier

Economic Uncertainty, Parental Selection, and Children's Educational Outcomes

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany experienced an unprecedented temporary drop in fertility driven by economic uncertainty. Using various educational measures, we show that the children born during this nativity slump perform worse from an early age onwards. Consistent with negative selection, mothers who gave birth in that period had worse observed personal characteristics. These children are also less likely to have grown up within stable family environment. Investigating underlying mechanisms reveals that parental educational input and emotional attachment were also lower for these children. Finally, sibling analysis enables us to reject time of birth effects.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 9004

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Education and Research Institutions: General
Thema
parental selection
fertility
economic uncertainty
education

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Chevalier, Arnaud
Marie, Olivier
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2015

Handle
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Chevalier, Arnaud
  • Marie, Olivier
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2015

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