How Interethnic Marriages Affect the Educational Attainment of Children: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Author(s) / Creator(s)
van Ours, Jan C.
Veenman, Justus
Abstract / Description
The allocation of Moluccan immigrants across towns and villages at arrival in the Netherlands and the subsequent formation of interethnic marriages resemble a natural experiment. The exogenous variation in marriage formation allows us to estimate the causal effect of interethnic marriages on the educational attainment of children from such marriages. We find that children from Moluccan fathers and native mothers have a higher educational attainment than children from ethnic homogeneous Moluccan couples or children from a Moluccan mother and a native father.
Keyword(s)
Eheschließung Erziehung Erfolg Interethnische Ehe Kindererziehung Erfolg interethnic marriages educational attainmentPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2008
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Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;3308
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Author(s) / Creator(s)van Ours, Jan C.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Veenman, Justus
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Made available on2008-06-02
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Made available on2022-11-17T11:07:29Z
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Date of first publication2008
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Abstract / DescriptionThe allocation of Moluccan immigrants across towns and villages at arrival in the Netherlands and the subsequent formation of interethnic marriages resemble a natural experiment. The exogenous variation in marriage formation allows us to estimate the causal effect of interethnic marriages on the educational attainment of children from such marriages. We find that children from Moluccan fathers and native mothers have a higher educational attainment than children from ethnic homogeneous Moluccan couples or children from a Moluccan mother and a native father.en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16122
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1082
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.9143
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Language of contenteng
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Is part ofIZA Discussion Paper Series No. 3308
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Is part of seriesForschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;3308
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Keyword(s)Eheschließungde
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Keyword(s)Erziehungde
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Keyword(s)Erfolgde
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Keyword(s)Interethnische Ehede
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Keyword(s)Kindererziehungde
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Keyword(s)Erfolgde
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Keyword(s)interethnic marriagesen
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Keyword(s)educational attainmenten
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleHow Interethnic Marriages Affect the Educational Attainment of Children: Evidence from a Natural Experimenten
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DRO typereport
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Visible tag(s)PsyDok