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The Effect of Maternal Education on Fertility and Infant Health: Evidence from School Entry Policies Using Exact Date of Birth

Year: 2006

Type: preprint

Abstract: This paper uses age-at-school-entry policies to identify the effect of female education on fertility and infant health. We focus on sharp contrasts in schooling, fertility, and infant health between women born just before and after the school entry date. School entry policies affect female education and the quality of a woman%u2019s mate and have generally small, but possibly heterogeneous, effects on fertility and infant health. We argue that school entry policies manipulate primarily the education of young women at risk of dropping out of school.

Source: SSRN Electronic Journal

Authors: Justin McCrary, Heather Royer

Institutions: National Bureau of Economic Research, Columbia University, University of California, Santa Barbara

Language: English

Topic: Family Dynamics and Relationships

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Gender equality

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2133640744

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Cited by: 83

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