J Kwon
Biographic Data
| ID | 28556 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Kwon |
| GIVEN NAMES | J |
| FAMILY NAME | Kwon |
| SIGNATURE | KWON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6493-6049 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Aligning Work and Care in a 24/7 Economy
Given changing employment conditions and childcare policy investments since Making Ends Meet , Kathryn Edin and Laura Lein’s 1997 book, this study explores the childcare arrangements of low-income parents of young children working nontraditional hours and unpredictable work schedules. Using a 2019 nationally representative sample of low-income parents with young children, we analyze nontraditional hour (NTH) childcare usage patterns by family str…
The intersection of health inequalities and Covid‐19
Health inequalities persist along lines of income and wealth, shaped by unequal access to healthcare, differences in health behaviors, and pre‐existing chronic conditions. The COVID‐19 pandemic further put families in Korea under health strain and worsened their health outcomes. This study investigates how pre‐existing socioeconomic disparities intersect with health outcomes. Using the national administrative health big data provided by the Korea…
Parental Education-related Gaps in Externalising Behaviour at age 3–4 Years
The Effects of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) on Child-Care Use and Maternal Labor Supply
This article examines the effects of the child and dependent care tax credit (CDCTC) on paid child-care use and maternal labor supply. Using restricted-use data from the National Household Education Surveys Program, I construct simulated CDCTC benefits. Then, taking advantage of policy variation from year to year, across and within states, and over time, I employ a parameterized difference-in-differences approach to examine the effects of the CDC…
Does Family Structure Account for Child Achievement Gaps by Parental Education? Findings for England, France, Germany and the United States
This paper explores the role of family trajectories during childhood in explaining inequalities by maternal education in children's math and reading skills using harmonized, longitudinal, and nationally representative surveys, which follow children over the course of primary and lower secondary school in four high-income countries (England, France, Germany, and the United States). As single parenthood and family transitions are more likely among …
The relevance of tracking and social school composition for growing achievement gaps by parental education in lower secondary school
There is substantial variation in the degree of social stratification in students' achievement across countries. However, most research is based on cross-sectional data. In this study, we evaluate the importance of social origin, namely, parents' education, for achievement inequalities during lower secondary school using recent longitudinal microdata form the French Direction de l'Evaluation de la Prospective et de la Performance panel, the Germa…
Teacher judgements, student social background, and student progress in primary school
This study takes a cross-country perspective to examine whether inaccurate teacher judgements of students’ math skills correlate with student social origin and whether such bias is associated with math achievement in primary school. We focus on England, Germany, and the US because these countries differ in the teachers’ growth mindsets, accountability, the use of standardised tests, and the extent of ability grouping. The data stem from three lar…
Explaining gaps by parental education in children’s early language and social outcomes at age 3–4 years
Child outcomes vary by family’s socioeconomic status (SES). Research on explanatory factors underlying early SES-related disparities has mainly focused on specific child outcomes (e.g., language skills) and selected influencing factors in single countries often with a focus on individual differences but not explicitly on early SES-related gaps. This study uses harmonised data from longitudinal large-scale studies conducted in the United Kingdom, …
Inequalities in Resources for Preschool-Age Children by Parental Education
This paper provides new evidence on inequalities in resources for children age 3–4 by parental education using harmonized data from six advanced industrialized countries—United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, and Japan—that represent different social welfare regime types. We analyze inequalities in two types of resources for young children—family income, and center-based child care—applying two alternative measures of parent…
Teacher judgements and gender achievement gaps in primary education in England, Germany, and the US
We examined whether inaccurate teacher judgements of primary school student achievement correlate with students' gender and whether such bias contributes to gender achievement gaps in language and mathematics. Our study used ex-post harmonised longitudinal data from England, Germany, and the US. We observed domain-specific teacher judgement bias with a positive bias for girls in the language domain and for boys in mathematics. Furthermore, biased…
The role of energy balance related behaviors in socioeconomic inequalities in childhood body mass index
Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood Body Mass Index (BMI) are becoming increasingly more pronounced across the world. Although countries differ in the direction and strength of these inequalities, cross-national comparative research on this topic is rare. This paper draws on harmonized longitudinal cohort data from four wealthy countries-Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US)-to 1) map cross-country diff…
The effects of universal child allowance on maternal health
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 44 No. 2
Serving No One Well: TANF Nearly Twenty Years Later- Kristin S. Seefeldt Barriers to Food Security Experienced by Families Living in Extended Stay Motels- Stephanie Gonzalez Guittar Impact of Short Lifetime Limits on Child Neglect - Vicky N. Albert and William C. King The Policy Nexus: Panhandling, Social Capital and Policy Failure- Amanda R. Tillotson and Laura Lein The Impact of Concentrations of African Americans and Latinos/Latinas on Neighbo…
The effects of universal child allowance on maternal health
Teacher judgements and gender achievement gaps in primary education in England, Germany, and the US
We examined whether inaccurate teacher judgements of primary school student achievement correlate with students' gender and whether such bias contributes to gender achievement gaps in language and mathematics. Our study used ex-post harmonised longitudinal data from England, Germany, and the US. We observed domain-specific teacher judgement bias with a positive bias for girls in the language domain and for boys in mathematics. Furthermore, biased…
Does Family Structure Account for Child Achievement Gaps by Parental Education? Findings for England, France, Germany and the United States
This paper explores the role of family trajectories during childhood in explaining inequalities by maternal education in children's math and reading skills using harmonized, longitudinal, and nationally representative surveys, which follow children over the course of primary and lower secondary school in four high-income countries (England, France, Germany, and the United States). As single parenthood and family transitions are more likely among …
The relevance of tracking and social school composition for growing achievement gaps by parental education in lower secondary school
There is substantial variation in the degree of social stratification in students' achievement across countries. However, most research is based on cross-sectional data. In this study, we evaluate the importance of social origin, namely, parents' education, for achievement inequalities during lower secondary school using recent longitudinal microdata form the French Direction de l'Evaluation de la Prospective et de la Performance panel, the Germa…
Inequalities in Resources for Preschool-Age Children by Parental Education
This paper provides new evidence on inequalities in resources for children age 3–4 by parental education using harmonized data from six advanced industrialized countries—United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, and Japan—that represent different social welfare regime types. We analyze inequalities in two types of resources for young children—family income, and center-based child care—applying two alternative measures of parent…
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 44 No. 2
Serving No One Well: TANF Nearly Twenty Years Later- Kristin S. Seefeldt Barriers to Food Security Experienced by Families Living in Extended Stay Motels- Stephanie Gonzalez Guittar Impact of Short Lifetime Limits on Child Neglect - Vicky N. Albert and William C. King The Policy Nexus: Panhandling, Social Capital and Policy Failure- Amanda R. Tillotson and Laura Lein The Impact of Concentrations of African Americans and Latinos/Latinas on Neighbo…
The role of energy balance related behaviors in socioeconomic inequalities in childhood body mass index
Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood Body Mass Index (BMI) are becoming increasingly more pronounced across the world. Although countries differ in the direction and strength of these inequalities, cross-national comparative research on this topic is rare. This paper draws on harmonized longitudinal cohort data from four wealthy countries-Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US)-to 1) map cross-country diff…
The effects of universal child allowance on maternal health
Teacher judgements, student social background, and student progress in primary school
This study takes a cross-country perspective to examine whether inaccurate teacher judgements of students’ math skills correlate with student social origin and whether such bias is associated with math achievement in primary school. We focus on England, Germany, and the US because these countries differ in the teachers’ growth mindsets, accountability, the use of standardised tests, and the extent of ability grouping. The data stem from three lar…
Explaining gaps by parental education in children’s early language and social outcomes at age 3–4 years
Child outcomes vary by family’s socioeconomic status (SES). Research on explanatory factors underlying early SES-related disparities has mainly focused on specific child outcomes (e.g., language skills) and selected influencing factors in single countries often with a focus on individual differences but not explicitly on early SES-related gaps. This study uses harmonised data from longitudinal large-scale studies conducted in the United Kingdom, …
Inequalities in Resources for Preschool-Age Children by Parental Education
This paper provides new evidence on inequalities in resources for children age 3–4 by parental education using harmonized data from six advanced industrialized countries—United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, and Japan—that represent different social welfare regime types. We analyze inequalities in two types of resources for young children—family income, and center-based child care—applying two alternative measures of parent…
Teacher judgements and gender achievement gaps in primary education in England, Germany, and the US
We examined whether inaccurate teacher judgements of primary school student achievement correlate with students' gender and whether such bias contributes to gender achievement gaps in language and mathematics. Our study used ex-post harmonised longitudinal data from England, Germany, and the US. We observed domain-specific teacher judgement bias with a positive bias for girls in the language domain and for boys in mathematics. Furthermore, biased…
Parental Education-related Gaps in Externalising Behaviour at age 3–4 Years
The Effects of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) on Child-Care Use and Maternal Labor Supply
This article examines the effects of the child and dependent care tax credit (CDCTC) on paid child-care use and maternal labor supply. Using restricted-use data from the National Household Education Surveys Program, I construct simulated CDCTC benefits. Then, taking advantage of policy variation from year to year, across and within states, and over time, I employ a parameterized difference-in-differences approach to examine the effects of the CDC…
Does Family Structure Account for Child Achievement Gaps by Parental Education? Findings for England, France, Germany and the United States
This paper explores the role of family trajectories during childhood in explaining inequalities by maternal education in children's math and reading skills using harmonized, longitudinal, and nationally representative surveys, which follow children over the course of primary and lower secondary school in four high-income countries (England, France, Germany, and the United States). As single parenthood and family transitions are more likely among …
The relevance of tracking and social school composition for growing achievement gaps by parental education in lower secondary school
There is substantial variation in the degree of social stratification in students' achievement across countries. However, most research is based on cross-sectional data. In this study, we evaluate the importance of social origin, namely, parents' education, for achievement inequalities during lower secondary school using recent longitudinal microdata form the French Direction de l'Evaluation de la Prospective et de la Performance panel, the Germa…
Aligning Work and Care in a 24/7 Economy
Given changing employment conditions and childcare policy investments since Making Ends Meet , Kathryn Edin and Laura Lein’s 1997 book, this study explores the childcare arrangements of low-income parents of young children working nontraditional hours and unpredictable work schedules. Using a 2019 nationally representative sample of low-income parents with young children, we analyze nontraditional hour (NTH) childcare usage patterns by family str…
The intersection of health inequalities and Covid‐19
Health inequalities persist along lines of income and wealth, shaped by unequal access to healthcare, differences in health behaviors, and pre‐existing chronic conditions. The COVID‐19 pandemic further put families in Korea under health strain and worsened their health outcomes. This study investigates how pre‐existing socioeconomic disparities intersect with health outcomes. Using the national administrative health big data provided by the Korea…
Political science (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Inequality (7 works) · Demographic economics (6 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (5 works) · Geography (5 works)