Are brothers really better? Sibling sex composition and educational achievement revisited.

Autor/in	Kaestner, Robert
Titel	Are brothers really better? Sibling sex composition and educational achievement revisited.
Quelle	In: Journal of human resources, 32 (1997) 2, S. 250-284Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 18; Tabellen 7
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-166X
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Bildungsniveau; Geschwister; Schüler; Leistungsüberprüfung; Schülerleistung; Leistung
Abstract	In this paper, I examine the relationship between sibling sex composition and educational achievement. First, I replicate the study of Butcher and Case (1994) using data on a more recent birth cohort. Contrary to the findings of that study, I find basically no effect of sibling sex composition on the educational attainment of white males or females, although among black adults, those who grew up with a sister, or who had a relationship among sisters, had greater levels of educational attainment than black adults with no or fewer sisters. Second, I broaden the analysis by examining the educational outcomes of children and teenagers. ... The results obtained from the analysis of child and teen outcomes suggest that sibling sex composition had little effect on educational achievement. The only group to be affected was black teens between the ages of 15 and 18. Those who grew up with sisters had higher educational achievement levels than those who grew up with brothers. (DIPF/Abstract übernommen)
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	1998_(CD)