Vikesh Amin

Central Michigan University

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Do More-Schooled Women Have Fewer Children and Delay Childbearing? Evidence from a Sample of U.S. Twins

PIER Working Paper No. 11-041
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 06 Dec 2011
Vikesh Amin and Jere Behrman
Central Michigan University and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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twins, twins fixed-effects, schooling, fertility

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The Effect of Degree Attainment on Arrests: Evidence from a Randomized Social Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9695
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Feb 2016
Vikesh Amin, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes and Daniel Parisian
Central Michigan University, University of Miami, Syracuse University--Economics and Mississippi State University
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degree attainment, arrests, crime, social experiments

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Mental Health, Schooling Attainment and Polygenic Scores: Are There Significant Gene-Environment Associations?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12452
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 08 Jul 2019
Vikesh Amin, Jere Behrman, Jason M. Fletcher, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes and Hans-Peter Kohler
Central Michigan University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin - Madison - Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Miami, Syracuse University--Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Sociology
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schooling, mental health, genetics, gene-environment interactions

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Mental Health, Schooling Attainment and Polygenic Scores: Are there Significant Genetic-Environmental Associations?

PIER Working Paper No. 20-007
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 06 Feb 2020
Vikesh Amin, Jere Behrman, Jason M. Fletcher, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes and Hans-Peter Kohler
Central Michigan University, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Madison - Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Miami, Syracuse University - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Sociology
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Schooling; Mental Health; Genetics; Gene-Environment Interactions

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Mothers Do Matter: New Evidence on the Effect of Parents' Schooling on Children's Schooling Using Swedish Twin Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5946
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 Sep 2011
Vikesh Amin, Petter Lundborg, Petter Lundborg and Dan-Olof Rooth
Central Michigan University, Tinbergen InstituteLund University School of Economics and Management and University of Kalmar
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twins, twin-fixed effects, schooling, intergenerational mobility

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Following in Your Father's Footsteps: A Note on the Intergenerational Transmission of Income between Twin Fathers and Their Sons

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5990
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 25 Sep 2011
Vikesh Amin, Petter Lundborg, Petter Lundborg and Dan-Olof Rooth
Central Michigan University, Tinbergen InstituteLund University School of Economics and Management and University of Kalmar
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twins, income, intergenerational transmission, intergenerational mobility

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Genetic Risks, Adolescent Health and Schooling Attainment

PIER Working Paper No. 20-024
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 01 Jul 2020
Vikesh Amin, Jere Behrman, Jason M. Fletcher, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores‐Lagunes and Hans-Peter Kohler
Central Michigan University, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Madison - Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Miami, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Sociology
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adolescent health; polygenic scores; education

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Heterogenous Trajectories in Physical, Mental and Cognitive Health among Older Americans: Roles of Genetics and Earlier SES

PIER Working Paper No. 21-024
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Oct 2021
Cung Truong Hoang, Vikesh Amin, Jere Behrman, Hans-Peter Kohler and Iliana V. Kohler
University of Pennsylvania - The Penn Institute for Economic Research (PIER), Central Michigan University, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Sociology and University of Pennsylvania - Population Aging Research Center (PARC)
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aging trajectories; polygenic scores; childhood socioeconomic status; schooling; HRS; GBTM

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The Impact of BMI on Mental Health: Further Evidence from Genetic Markers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13055
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 30 Mar 2020
Vikesh Amin, Carlos A. Flores and Alfonso Flores-Lagunes
Central Michigan University, University of Miami and Syracuse University--Economics
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BMI, depression, genetics, instrumental variables

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Sibling Sex Composition and Educational Outcomes: A Review of Theory and Evidence for the UK

LABOUR, Vol. 23, Issue 1, pp. 67-96, March 2009
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 Apr 2009
Vikesh Amin
Central Michigan University
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