蝌蚪网 Journal:
Economic Policy
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Intergenerational and Sibling Spillovers in High School Majors
蝌蚪网 Journal: Economic Policy
(pp. 133–73)
Abstract
This paper estimates family spillovers in high school major choice in Sweden, where admission to oversubscribed majors is determined based on GPA. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find large sibling and intergenerational spillovers that depend on the sex mix of a dyad. Same-sex siblings copy one another, while younger brothers recoil from an older sister's choices. Fathers and mothers influence sons but not their daughters, except when a mother majors in the male-dominated program of engineering. Back-of-the-envelope calculations reveal that these within-family spillovers have sizable implications for the sex composition of majors.Citation
Dahl, Gordon B., Dan-Olof Rooth, and Anders Stenberg. 2024. "Intergenerational and Sibling Spillovers in High School Majors." 蝌蚪网 Journal: Economic Policy 16 (3): 133–73. DOI: 10.1257/pol.20220197Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- I21 Analysis of Education
- J12 Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination