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Source: Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), London
Resulting in 4 citations.
1. Carneiro, Pedro M.
Meghir, Costas
Parey, Matthias
Intergenerational Effects of Mothers Schooling on Children's Outcomes: Causal Links and Transmission Channels
Working Paper, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), London, October 12, 2005.
Also: http://www.fundacionareces.es/PDF/educacion/carneiro.pdf
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), London
Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Educational Aspirations/Expectations; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Mothers, Education; Parental Influences; Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Math); School Progress; Tuition; Variables, Instrumental

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The objective of this paper is to investigate mothers education as a driving force behind children's schooling outcomes and to explore channels through which the effect of mothers schooling is transmitted. Using matched data from the female participants of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79) and their children, we study the causal effect of mothers education on children's outcomes when they are aged nine to ten. We exploit geographical and intertemporal variation in mothers schooling cost at the time when the mother grew up. The data allows to control for mothers ability and family background factors. Our results indicate substantial intergenerational returns to education. We find that children's math test score and a measure of grade repetition are significantly affected by mothers education, but we do not find effects on an index of behavioural problems. The rich data set allows us to study different channels which may transmit the effect of mothers education on children's outcomes, including aspects of mother characteristics and parental investments. In particular, we find a significant effect of mothers education on the mothers age when she gave birth to her first child, on available family income and on the cognitive home environment provided by the parents. In line with related literature, we find IV results that are substantially higher than OLS results, indicating heterogeneity in returns.
Bibliography Citation
Carneiro, Pedro M., Costas Meghir and Matthias Parey. "Intergenerational Effects of Mothers Schooling on Children's Outcomes: Causal Links and Transmission Channels." Working Paper, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), London, October 12, 2005.
2. Carneiro, Pedro M.
Meghir, Costas
Parey, Matthias
The Effect of Mother's Schooling on Children's Outcomes: Causal Links and Transmission Channels
Working Paper, University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies, May 3, 2006.
Also: http://www.tinbergen.nl/cost/london/parey.pdf
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), London
Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Educational Aspirations/Expectations; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Mothers, Education; Parental Influences; Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Math); School Progress; Variables, Instrumental

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Several economists have recently tried to isolate the causal effect of parental schooling on child outcomes through the use of different empirical designs, analogous to those used to examine the impact of schooling on wages, namely twin studies and instrumental variables. In this paper we follow the latter strategy and estimate the effect of maternal schooling on children's outcomes. We use white children from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79), a rich dataset that contains detailed information on children outcomes at several ages, home environments and maternal characteristics. The available information allows to estimate the importance of maternal schooling for several outcomes of the child at different ages, and potential channels by which an increase in maternal education translates into improved child outcomes. We instrument mother's schooling with the presence of a public four year college in the county of residence at age 14, average tuition in public 4 year colleges in the county of residence at age 17, and average unemployment rate and blue collar wages in the state of residence at age 17.
Bibliography Citation
Carneiro, Pedro M., Costas Meghir and Matthias Parey. "The Effect of Mother's Schooling on Children's Outcomes: Causal Links and Transmission Channels." Working Paper, University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies, May 3, 2006.
3. Horowitz, Joel L.
Lee, Sokbae
Semiparametric Estimation of a Panel Data Proportional Hazards Model with Fixed Effects
cemmap Working Papers CWP21/02, Institute for Fiscal Studies: London, UK, 2002.
Also: http://www.cemmap.ac.uk/publications.php?publication_id=2649
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), London
Keyword(s): Data Analysis; Job Turnover; Modeling, Fixed Effects; Modeling, Hazard/Event History/Survival/Duration; Monte Carlo; Statistical Analysis; Work History

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This paper considers a panel duration model that has a proportional hazards specification with fixed effects. The paper shows how to estimate the baseline and integrated baseline hazard functions without assuming that they belong to known, finite-dimensional families of functions. Existing estimators assume that the baseline hazard function belongs to a known parametric family. Therefore, the estimators presented here are more general than existing ones. This paper also presents a method for estimating the parametric part of the proportional hazards model under dependent right censoring, under which the partial likelihood estimator is inconsistent. The paper presents some Monte Carlo evidence on the small sample performance of the new estimators. Finally, the estimation methods are illustrated by applying them to National Longitudinal Survey of Youth work history data. The estimated, inverted U-shaped baseline hazard function of job ending suggests that the data are consistent with the job matching theory of Jovanovic (1979).
Bibliography Citation
Horowitz, Joel L. and Sokbae Lee. "Semiparametric Estimation of a Panel Data Proportional Hazards Model with Fixed Effects." cemmap Working Papers CWP21/02, Institute for Fiscal Studies: London, UK, 2002.
4. Lise, Jeremy
Meghir, Costas
Robin, Jean-Marc
Mismatch, Sorting and Wage Dynamics
Working Paper W13/16, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Economic and Social Research Council, January 2013.
Also: http://www.ifs.org.uk/wps/wp201316.pdf
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), London
Keyword(s): Employment; Modeling; Unemployment Insurance; Wage Determination

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We develop an empirical search-matching model which is suitable for analyzing the wage, employment and welfare impact of regulation in a labor market with heterogeneous workers and jobs. To achieve this we develop an equilibrium model of wage determination and employment which extends the current literature on equilibrium wage determination with matching and provides a bridge between some of the most prominent macro models and microeconometric research. The model incorporates productivity shocks, long-term contracts, on-the-job search and counter-offers. Importantly, the model allows for the possibility of assortative matching between workers and jobs due to complementarities between worker and job characteristics. We use the model to estimate the potential gain from optimal regulation and we consider the potential gains and redistributive impacts from optimal unemployment insurance policy. The model is estimated on the NLSY using the method of moments.
Bibliography Citation
Lise, Jeremy, Costas Meghir and Jean-Marc Robin. "Mismatch, Sorting and Wage Dynamics." Working Paper W13/16, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Economic and Social Research Council, January 2013.