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Demography (2010) 47 (1): 145–162.
Published: 01 February 2010
...Ashlesha Datar; M. Rebecca Kilburn; David S. Loughran Abstract This article tests whether parents reinforce or compensate for child endowments. We estimate how the difference in birth weight across siblings impacts specific parental investments: breast-feeding, well-baby visits, immunizations...
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Demography (2007) 44 (4): 883–898.
Published: 01 November 2007
...Frank Van Tubergen; Herman van De Werfhorst Abstract We use a unique data source to examine postimmigration investments in education among four immigrant groups in the Netherlands. We derive hypotheses from the Immigrant Human Capital Investment model (IHCI), which argues that immigrants...
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Demography (2018) 55 (5): 1705–1725.
Published: 06 September 2018
... 9 2018 © Population Association of America 2018 2018 Economic demography Human capital investment Economics of the family Inter vivos transfers Parents contribute a great deal of time, money, and energy to their children, even after their children complete secondary school...
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Demography (2013) 50 (2): 699–724.
Published: 07 November 2012
...Solveig A. Cunningham; Kathryn M. Yount; Michal Engelman; Emily Agree Abstract Parental expectations about the companionship and assistance they will receive in later life from their children are key considerations in family formation decisions. We explore patterns of parents’ investment...
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Published: 03 August 2012
Fig. 1 Histogram of within-sibling differences in maternal time investments
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Demography (2020) 57 (4): 1415–1435.
Published: 14 August 2020
... the underlying mechanisms driving differences in noncognitive skills and other outcomes. This article provides empirical evidence that parental time investments, defined as the amount of time that parents spend participating in activities with their child, change differentially by child gender following...
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Published: 14 August 2020
Fig. 1 Weekly maternal investments by age. This figure displays locally smoothed means of weekly maternal investments by age for four groups: (1) Boys, same household are boys in a two-parent household in Waves 2/3; (2) Boys, change household are boys in a single-mother household in Waves 2
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Published: 14 August 2020
Fig. 2 Weekly paternal investments by age. This figure displays local polynomials of weekly paternal investments by age for four groups: (1) Boys, same household are boys in a two-parent household in Waves 2/3; (2) Boys, change household are boys in a single-mother household in Waves 2/3; (3
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Published: 14 August 2020
Fig. 3 Proportion of investments from father. This figure displays the proportion of total parental investments that come from paternal investments by age for four groups: (1) Boys, same household are boys in a two-parent household in Waves 2/3; (2) Boys, change household are boys
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Demography (2008) 45 (4): 885–905.
Published: 01 November 2008
...Aparna Lhila; Kosali I. Simon Abstract Individuals invest in their own health, but children rely on parents to act on their behalf, especially in the case of prenatal health. In this article, we ask, Do parents in the United States who choose to give birth allocate resources differently...
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Demography (2007) 44 (4): 865–881.
Published: 01 November 2007
..., on the order of an average increase in earnings of 12%–13% during the 12-month survey period. Results indicate partial support for Duleep and Regets’ Immigrant Human Capital Investment (IHCI) model, indicating an inverse relationship between initial earnings and earnings growth and showing some evidence...
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Demography (2006) 43 (1): 53–77.
Published: 01 February 2006
... Methodology . Hofferth , S.L. , & Anderson , K.G. ( 2003 ). Are All Dads Equal? Biology Versus Marriage as Basis for Paternal Investment . Journal of Marriage and Family , 65 , 213 – 32 . 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2003.00213.x Hofferth , S. , Davis-Kean , P.E. , Davis , J...
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Demography (1968) 5 (1): 422–432.
Published: 01 March 1968
... sus niveles de producto per capita. Summary In the overall context of economic development the investment problem is to use scarce resources where they will yield the greatest return per capita. Capital investment has already received much attention in the economics literature. This paper focuses...
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Demography (1965) 2 (1): 203–232.
Published: 01 March 1965
... ). New Haven : Yale University Press . INVESTMENT ALLOCATION AND POPULATION GROWTH* PAUL DEMENY Princeton University RESUMEN Considerase por 10 general que el objetivo mas importante de los programas de desarrollo economico es el aumento del ingreso por habitante. Aunque por definiciOn las...
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Demography (2013) 50 (1): 1–23.
Published: 18 September 2012
...Sabino Kornrich; Frank Furstenberg Abstract Parental spending on children is often presumed to be one of the main ways that parents invest in children and a main reason why children from wealthier households are advantaged. Yet, although research has tracked changes in the other main form...
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Demography (2014) 51 (1): 229–255.
Published: 26 September 2013
...Kelly M. Jones Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, 60 % of child deaths are preventable by investments in child health as simple as immunizations, bed nets, or water purification. This article investigates how a household’s decisions regarding such investments are affected by the size and gender...
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Demography (2020) 57 (6): 2085–2111.
Published: 29 October 2020
... remains unknown, even though more developing countries are expected to reach below-replacement fertility levels. Set in China between 2010 and 2016, this study examines whether an increase in family size reduces parental investment received by the firstborn child. Using data from the China Family Panel...
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Demography (1982) 19 (4): 567–576.
Published: 01 November 1982
... Douglas R. McMullin Investment Division, People's Bank of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98111 Karen H. Stephan Demographic Research Laboratory, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225 . Abstract-We examine nations which deviate significantly from the -2/3 size- density slope...
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Demography (2021) 58 (3): 1011–1037.
Published: 01 June 2021
..., socioeconomically disadvantaged families experience less inequality ofeducational opportunity than socioeconomically advantaged families ( Becker and Tomes 1976 ; Blau and Duncan 1967 ; Erikson and Goldthorpe 1992 ; Mazumder 2005 ). An opposing point of view argues that compensatory parental investment...
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Demography (2021) 58 (4): 1373–1399.
Published: 01 August 2021
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