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Childhood Family Structure and Schooling Outcomes: Evidence for Germany Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics Marco Francesconi () (University of Essex and IZA Bonn)
Stephen P. Jenkins () (ISER, University of Essex, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn)
Thomas Siedler () (ISER, University of Essex, DIW Berlin and IZA Bonn)
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We analyze the impact on schooling outcomes of growing up in a family headed by a single mother. Growing up in a non-intact family in Germany is associated with worse outcomes in models that do not control for possible correlations between common unobserved determinants of family structure and educational performance. But once endogeneity is accounted for, whether by using sibling-difference estimators or two types of instrumental variable estimator, the evidence that family structure affects schooling outcomes is much less conclusive. Although almost all the point estimates indicate that non-intactness has an adverse effect on schooling outcomes, confidence intervals are large and span zero.
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Keywords: childhood family structure lone parenthood educational success sibling differences instrumental variables treatment effects Other versions of this item:
Paper Francesconi, Marco & Jenkins, Stephen P & Siedler, Thomas, 2005.
"Childhood Family Structure and Schooling Outcomes: Evidence for Germany ,"
CEPR Discussion Papers
5362, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
[Downloadable!] (restricted) Marco Francesconi & Stephen P. Jenkins & Thomas Siedler, 2005.
"Childhood Family Structure and Schooling Outcomes: evidence for Germany ,"
ISER working papers
2005-22, Institute for Social and Economic Research.
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"Childhood Family Structure and Schooling Outcomes : Evidence for Germany ,"
Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin
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