文章利用多个微观数据集,检验我国家庭内同胞数量的增加是否会降低个体教育成就,以及这种影响是否因个体性别而存在差异。实证结果给出了肯定的答案:兄弟姐妹会对个体产生教育挤占效应,并且这种效应存在显著的性别差异。即个体的兄弟姐妹数量增加,将导致个体的受教育年限下降,无论个体是男是女都如此,但对女性来说这种效应会更加严重。上述结论在多个微观数据集和系列检验中均显示稳健。研究还表明,中国家庭偏好男孩的传统观念以及劳动力市场的性别歧视,是导致同胞数量对女性的教育挤占效应更加严重的重要原因。文章的研究结论对改善女性在教育中受到的歧视具有重要的政策含义。
更多兄弟姐妹是否降低个人教育成就?*——来自中国家庭的微观证据
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钟粤俊, 董志强. 更多兄弟姐妹是否降低个人教育成就?*——来自中国家庭的微观证据[J]. 财经研究, 2018, 44(2): 75–89.
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