Replication data for: Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Shin-Yi Chou; Jin-Tan Liu; Michael Grossman; Ted Joyce
Version: View help for Version V1
Name | File Type | Size | Last Modified |
---|---|---|---|
TaiwanProgs | 10/12/2019 03:03:PM | ||
LICENSE.txt | text/plain | 14.6 KB | 10/12/2019 11:03:AM |
Project Citation:
Chou, Shin-Yi, Liu, Jin-Tan, Grossman, Michael, and Joyce, Ted. Replication data for: Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2010. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113741V1
Project Description
Summary:
View help for Summary
In 1968, the Taiwanese government extended compulsory education
from 6 to 9 years and opened over 150 new junior high schools at
a differential rate among regions. Within each region, we exploit
variations across cohorts in new junior high school openings to construct
an instrument for schooling, and employ it to estimate the
causal effects of mother's or father's schooling on infant birth outcomes
in the years 1978-1999. Parents' schooling does cause favorable
infant health outcomes. The increase in schooling associated
with the reform saved almost 1 infant life in 1,000 live births. (JEL
I12, I21, J12, J13, R23)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
View help for JEL Classification
I12 Health Behavior
I21 Analysis of Education
J12 Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
I12 Health Behavior
I21 Analysis of Education
J12 Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
Related Publications
Published Versions
Report a Problem
Found a serious problem with the data, such as disclosure risk or copyrighted content? Let us know.
This material is distributed exactly as it arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the investigator(s) if further information is desired.