TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Figlio, David N.
AU  - Karbownik, Krzysztof
AU  - Özek, Umut
        TI  - Sibling Spillovers May Enhance the Efficacy of Targeted School Policies
        PY  - 2023/Jun/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 16250
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp16250
        AB  - Public policies often target individuals but within-family externalities of such interventions are understudied. Using a regression discontinuity design, we document how a third grade retention policy affects both the target children and their younger siblings. The policy improves test scores of both children while the spillover is up to 30% of the target child effect size. The effects are particularly pronounced in families where one of the children is disabled, for boys, and in immigrant families. Candidate mechanisms include improved classroom inputs and parental school choice.
        KW  - grade retention
KW  - sibling spillovers
KW  - policy externalities
KW  - test scores
        ER  -