Meier, Ann Working paper no. 1999-18 Abstract Using two waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), I study the influence of social capital on school achievement and the decision to stay …
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The Effects of Parent’s Unrealized Educational Aspirations on Children’s Educational Outcomes
Sheridan, Jennifer Working paper no. 1999-33
A Bivariate Probit Analysis of Social Interaction and Treatment Effects
McQuestion, Michael J. Working paper no. 2000-05
Counting on Kin: Social Networks, Social Support and Child Health Status in Mexico
Kanaiaupuni, Shawn Malia, Theresa Thompson-Colón, and Katharine M. Donato Working paper no. 2000-10 Abstract This paper presents the results of new data collection in Mexico about the relationships between child well-being and social networks. Two …
Has the Chinese Birth Planning Program Been Successful in Changing Fertility Preferences? Evidence from Linked Records in Four Counties in Rural Northern China
Merli, M. Giovanna, and Herbert L. Smith Working paper no. 2000-14 Abstract The success of the Chinese One-Child policy and its rural adaptations in changing reproductive behavior and bringing about a dramatic fertility decline is …
Stepfamilies and Childbearing Desires in Europe
Thomson, Elizabeth Working paper no. 2003-09 Abstract Increases in union stability and non-union childbearing during the latter half of the 20th century produced substantial increases in the prevalence of stepfamilies, most of which are formed …
What About the Children? The Psychological and Social Well-Being of Multiracial Adolescents
Campbell, Mary E., and Jennifer Eggerling-Boeck Working paper no. 2003-10 Abstract This paper uses the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) to examine the social and psychological well-being of multiracial adolescents. Using three …
County Child Poverty Rates in the U.S.: A Spatial Regression Approach
Voss, Paul, David D. Long, Roger B. Hammer, and Samantha Friedman Working paper no. 2004-05 Abstract We apply methods of exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) and spatial regression analysis to examine inter-county variation in child …
Youth Responses to Expected Income and “Relationship” Consequences in Nonmarital Childbearing Choices: Are Youths Rational?
Wolfe, Barbara, Karen Pence, and Robert Haveman Working paper no. 2004-20 Abstract We hypothesize that the choices and behaviors of youths that may result in a teen nonmarital birth event are influenced by expectations of …
Childhood Physical Abuse as a Fundamental Social Cause of Mid-Life Physical Health: Testing a Multi-Pathway Life Course Model
Springer, Kristen Working paper no. 2004-26 Abstract This study combines an ecological approach with a life course perspective to examine the multifaceted mediating pathways linking childhood physical abuse with mid-life physical health. Childhood physical abuse …