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Table 6 Effect of “fake” and actual raising of school leaving Age on parental education

From: The impact of parental income and education on the schooling of their children

 

Sons

Daughters

Year of “Fake” reform

Effect of father’s RoSLA dummy variable on age father left education

Effect of mother’s RoSLA dummy variable on age mother left education

Effect of father’s RoSLA dummy variable on age father left education

Effect of mother’s RoSLA dummy variable on age mother left education

1953

-0.078

-0.162*

-0.036

-0.132

 

(0.100)

(0.090)

(0.104)

(0.093)

1954

0.007

-0.232**

-0.100

-0.169*

 

(0.101)

(0.090)

(0.104)

(0.093)

1955

0.214**

-0.046

-0.064

0.031

 

(0.101)

(0.090)

(0.104)

(0.093)

1956

0.193*

0.090

0.021

0.134

 

(0.102)

(0.090)

(0.104)

(0.092)

1957 True reform

0.241**

0.247***

0.276***

0.258***

 

(0.104)

(0.089)

(0.104)

(0.091)

  1. Estimates used in this table based on first stage equations that control for year of survey dummies, regional dummies, dummies of child’s year of birth, cubics in parental dates of birth, paternal union status, paternal blue collar status and interaction of union status and blue collar worker.
  2. * p < .1. ** p < .05. *** p < .01.