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Does Parental Divorce Affect Adolescents' Cognitive Development? Evidence from Longitudinal Data
Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Daniela Vuri University of Rome Tor Vergata; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research) July 2004 IZA Discussion Paper No. 1206 Abstract: In this paper we analyse data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 to investigate whether experiencing parental divorce during adolescence reduces measured cognitive ability. To account for the potential endogeneity of parental divorce we employ a difference-in-differences model that relies on observing teenagers' outcomes before and after divorce. We find that parental divorce does not negatively affect teenagers' cognitive development. Our results also suggest that cross-section estimates overstate the detrimental effect of parental divorce.
Keywords: divorce, difference in differences, cognitive development JEL Classifications: J12 Working Paper SeriesDate posted: July 26, 2004 ; Last revised: September 02, 2004Suggested CitationContact Information
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