Is Little Brother Nothing but Trouble?: Educational Attainment, Returns to Schooling and Sibling Structure
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Family; siblings; education; earnings; Economic growth; Taloudellinen kasvu; Labour market; Työmarkkinat; Policy analysis and modelling; Päätöksenteon tuki ja mallintaminen; C100 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: General; D190 - Household Behavior and Family Economics: Other; I210 - Analysis of Education; J120 - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; J310 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill; Training; Occupation; etc. (industry; schooling; experience; tenure; cohort; etc.); O150 - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration (nutrition; health; education; fertility; household structure and formation; labor markets);All these keywords.
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