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Three Applications of Matching Estimation in Applied Microeconomics Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics and Finance, Middle Tennessee State University, 2014 Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97 Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Childhood; Educational Outcomes; Labor Market Outcomes; Parental Influences; Siblings Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The first chapter of this dissertation examines the short-term and long-term effects of parental problem-drinking on children's future educational and labor market outcomes. Results indicate that having a problem-drinking parent has negative consequences for children's education in the form of lower grades and less schooling. It is also associated with lower wages, longer periods of being out of the labor force, and longer spells of unemployment. The second chapter examines the relationship between varying, large sibling age gaps on the future educational and labor market outcomes of youngest children. Results differ by gender. A positive academic effect is seen for males who only have one sibling, when that sibling is between three and five years older. The opposite is true for females; positive effects are seen in the larger age gaps when the respondents have two older siblings. |
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House, Michael C. Three Applications of Matching Estimation in Applied Microeconomics. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics and Finance, Middle Tennessee State University, 2014. |