Browsing Interdisciplinary Centres & Research Groups by Subject "Early school leaving"

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Do Dads matter? Or is it just their money that matters? Unpicking the effects of separation on educational outcomes

Walker, Ian ; Zhu, Yu (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-06-12)

The widely held view that separation has adverse effects on children has been the basis of important policy interventions. While a small number of analyses have been concerned with selection into divorce, no studies have ...
The impact of parental income and education on the schooling of their children

Chevalier, Arnaud ; Harmon, Colm ; O'Sullivan, Vincent ; Walker, Ian (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2010-07-01)

This paper addresses the intergenerational transmission of education and investigates the extent to which early school leaving (at age 16) may be due to variations in parental background. An important contribution of the ...