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Born to be wild? The effect of birth order, families and schools on truancy (Version 4.0)

Denny, Kevin (University College Dublin. Institute for the Study of Social Change (Geary Institute), 2004-09-13)

This paper models the probability of 15-year-old children missing school or being late. The paper sets out to uncover the effects of family background and birth order on attendance. Looking at birth order effects allows ...