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Sibling spillover effects in school achievement
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| Journal | Journal of Applied Econometrics |
|---|---|
| Date | Submitted - 14 Jul 2018 |
| Date | Accepted/In press - 5 Oct 2018 |
| Date | E-pub ahead of print - 15 Jan 2019 |
| Date | Published (current) - 1 Jun 2019 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Pages (from-to) | 482-501 |
| Early online date | 15/01/19 |
| Original language | English |
Abstract
This paper provides empirical evidence on sibling spillover effects in school achievement using administrative data on 230,000 siblings in England. We extend previous strategies to identify peer effects by exploiting the variation in school test scores across subjects observed at ages 11 and 16 as well as variation in peer quality between siblings. We find a statistically significant positive spillover effect from the older to the younger sibling. Sibling spillovers account for a non-negligible proportion of the attainment gap between low- and higher income pupils in England.
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Sibling spillover effects in school achievement
Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper
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Workshop for Labour and Family Economics
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar/workshop/course
Sibling spillover effects in school test score (Collegio Carlo Alberto Seminar)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Sibling spillover effects on education (MISOC -ESRC Centre on Micro-Social Change)
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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