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BIRTH ORDER AND RISKY ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR

It is commonly believed that birth order is an important determinant of success. However, previous studies in this area have failed to provide convincing evidence that birth order is related to test scores, education, or earnings. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth–1979, we in...

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Volume: 44
Main Author: ARGYS, LAURA M
REES, DANIEL I
AVERETT, SUSAN L
WITOONCHART, BENJAMA
Format: Journal Article
Language: English
Zielgruppe: Academic
Place of publication: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2006
WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOC INT
Western Economic Association International
published in: Economic inquiry Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 215 - 233
ORCID: 0000-0002-6499-3334
Data of publication: April 2006
ISSN: 0095-2583
1465-7295
EISSN: 1465-7295
Discipline: Economics
Subjects:
Economics
Business & Economics
Social Sciences
Risk-taking (Psychology)
Birth order
Analysis
ACHIEVEMENT
ATTAINMENT
OLDER SIBLINGS
CONFIGURATION
EARNINGS
FAMILY-SIZE
SMOKING
SIBLING SEX COMPOSITION
BROTHERS
CHILDREN
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Database: Social Sciences Citation Index
Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2006
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