Family disadvantage and the gender gap in behavioral and educational outcomes

Boys born to disadvantaged families have higher rates of disciplinary problems, lower achievement scores, and fewer high school completions than girls from comparable backgrounds. Using birth certificates matched to schooling records for Florida children born 1992-2002, we find that family disadvant...

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Main Authors: Autor, D. (Author), Figlio, D. (Author), Karbownik, K. (Author), Roth, J. (Author), Wasserman, M. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association 2019
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