Ira Gang
Rutgers University
Department of Economics
E-mail: gang@economics.rutgers.edu
Item Number: [J47]
Title: Sibling Rivalry in Educational Attainment: The German
Case
Abstract: Recent studies exploring sibling rivalry in the allocation
of household resources in the U.S. produce conflicting results. We
contribute to this discussion by addressing the role of sibling rivalry
in educational attainment in Germany. Using the German Socioeconomic
Panel (GSOEP) we are able to distinguish how the effects of sibling rivalry
vary by cultural affiliation, i.e., among families of West German, East
German and foreign origin. We also point out and correct for a reference
group problem in earlier papers analyzing sibling rivalry.
Reference: Thomas Bauer and Ira N. Gang, Sibling Rivalry
in Educational Attainment: The Case of Germany, Labour, 15 (2001) 237-55.
Co-Author Information:
Thomas Bauer
IZA, Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, Germany
Email: bauer@iza.org
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