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Early Childhood Behaviours, Schooling and Labour Market Outcomes: Estimates from a Sample of Twins

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Anh T. Le (UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia)
Paul W. Miller (UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia)
Andrew C. Heath (Department of Psychiatry and Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University)
Nick Martin (Queensland Institute of Medical Research)

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This paper examines the links between childhood conduct disorder problems and schooling and labour market outcomes net of genetic and environmental effects. The results show that individuals who experienced conduct disorder problems are more likely to leave school early, have poorer employment prospects and lower earnings. These findings are shown to be due to the genetic and environmental influences that are generally not considered in studies of schooling and labour market outcomes.

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Paper provided by The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics in its series Economics Discussion / Working Papers with number 04-02.

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Keywords: Childhood Behaviours Educational Attainment Unemployment Employment Wages

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J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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  4. Miller, Paul W & Mulvey, Charles & Martin, Nick, 1995. "What Do Twins Studies Reveal about the Economic Returns to Education? A Comparison of Australian and U.S. Findings," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 85(3), pages 586-99, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Grace Chia & Paul W Miller, 2007. "Tertiary Performance, Field of Study and Graduate Starting Salaries," Economics Discussion / Working Papers 07-12, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Sarah Brown & Karl Taylor, 2005. "Bullying, Education and Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence from the National Child Development Study," Working Papers 2005015, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics, revised Aug 2005. [Downloadable!]
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