Changing Families
Family Relationships, Parental Decisions, and Child Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21557939 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marc K Chan (0000-0002-1010-7587, The University of Melbourne), Kai Liu (0000-0002-7995-6456, University of Cambridge) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | S399-S444 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Labor Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-306X • E-ISSN: 1537-5307 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/732520 |
| OpenAlex | W4401323036 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
We develop a tractable economic framework to study the impact of family structure on children’s cognitive and noncognitive outcomes. Combining a sequential choice model with panel data on both biological parents, irrespective of subsequent relationship status, and on social fathers and a set of exclusion restrictions, we identify the unobserved heterogeneity of biological families and examine child skill formation via a control function approach. Time investments made by high-ability fathers have positive returns, whereas those made by low-ability fathers can generate negative returns. Policies that incentivize family formation should consider the quality of the fathers whom mothers are cohabited with
Demographic economics · Economics · Labour economics · Sociology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
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Estimating the Production Function for Human Capital
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The Uniqueness of the Child–Father Attachment Relationship
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The Career Decisions of Young Men
On the Specification and Estimation of the Production Function for Cognitive Achievement
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Family Structure Transitions and Child Development
Family Instability and Child Well-Being
Consequences of Parental Divorce for Child Development
The Family Structure Trajectory and Adolescent School Performance
Family Instability in the Lives of American Children
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |