Endowments and parental investments in infancy and early childhood |
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Authors: | Ashlesha Datar M Rebecca Kilburn David S Loughran |
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Institution: | (1) RAND Corporation, 1776 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90407, USA |
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Abstract: | This article tests whether parents reinforce or compensate for child endowments. We estimate how the difference in birth weight
across siblings impacts specific parental investments: breast-feeding, well-baby visits, immunizations, and preschool attendance.
Our results indicate that normal-birth-weight children are 5%–11% more likely to receive early childhood parental investments
than their low-birth-weight siblings. Moreover, the presence of additional low-birth-weight siblings in the household increases
the likelihood of investments such as well-baby visits and immunizations for normal-birth-weight children. These results suggest
that parental investments in early childhood tend to reinforce endowment differences. |
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