Too Scared for School? Effects of Terrorism on Students' Achievement
In: The journal of human resources, S. 0721-11759R1
ISSN: 1548-8004
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In: The journal of human resources, S. 0721-11759R1
ISSN: 1548-8004
In: JPUBE-D-22-01045
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In: The economic journal: the journal of the Royal Economic Society, Band 134, Heft 662, S. 2494-2529
ISSN: 1468-0297
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This paper investigates the effects of immigration from a developing country to a developed country during pregnancy on offspring outcomes. We focus on intermediate- and long-term outcomes, using quasi-experimental variation created by the immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel in May 1991. Individuals conceived before immigration experienced dramatic changes in their environmental conditions at different stages of prenatal development depending on their gestational age at migration. We find that females whose mothers immigrated at an earlier gestational age have better educational outcomes. They also tend to work more as adults. In contrast, we do not find any effect among males.
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In: NBER Working Paper No. w21894
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In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 14576
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