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Direct linkDahl, Gordon; Lochner, Lance – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2009
Past estimates of the effect of family income on child development have often been plagued by endogeneity and measurement error. In this paper, we use two simulated instrumental variables strategies to estimate the causal effect of income on children's math and reading achievement. Our identification derives from the large, non-linear changes…
Descriptors: Family Income, Academic Achievement, Evidence, Tax Credits
Dahl, Gordon; Lochner, Lance – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2005
Understanding the consequences of growing up poor for a child's well-being is an important research question, but one that is difficult to answer due to the potential endogeneity of family income. Past estimates of the effect of family income on child development have often been plagued by omitted variable bias and measurement error. In this…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Measurement, Tax Credits, Reading Tests
