Browsing by Subject "Intelligence levels--Norway"

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Older and wiser? Birth order and IQ of young men

Devereux, Paul J. ; Black, Sandra E. ; Salvanes, Kjell G. (Institute for the Study of Labor, 2007-08)

While recent research finds strong evidence that birth order affects children’s outcomes such as education and earnings, the evidence on the effects of birth order on IQ is decidedly mixed. This paper uses a large dataset ...
Too young to leave the nest? The effects of school starting age

Devereux, Paul J. ; Black, Sandra E. ; Salvanes, Kjell G. (Institute for the Study of Labor, 2008-04)

Does it matter when a child starts school? While the popular press seems to suggest it does, there is limited evidence of a long-run effect of school starting age on student outcomes. This paper uses data on the population ...