TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Hull, Marie C.
        TI  - Family Shocks and Academic Achievement
        PY  - 2015/Jul/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 9197
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9197
        AB  - Disruptions in family life can take many forms, but all have the potential to impact student learning. With school administrative data matched to birth records, I estimate the effect of unexpected changes in the home environment, or family shocks, on achievement. Identification comes from siblings observed in the same year. I find that family shocks are at least as important as teacher assignment for student learning. Furthermore, they have a relatively larger impact on students from affluent families; time use evidence indicates that this is likely because affluent parents are more involved in their children's learning.
        KW  - education
KW  - human capital
KW  - family dynamics
KW  - educational inequality
KW  - time inputs
        ER  -