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Author: Spear, Nicole K.
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Adopted Children's Outcome as Young Adults in Regards to Educational Attainment and Income Honors Project Paper 102, Department of Economics, Illinois Wesleyan University, 2009. Also: http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/econ_honproj/102 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Department of Economics, Illinois Wesleyan University Keyword(s): Adoption; Family Income; Family Size; Mothers, Education; Poverty; Undergraduate Research Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This study explains the differences between the outcomes for children adopted by the age of two in comparison to biologically raised children using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. It analyzes the educational attainment and income earned through a competing effects framework. The Family Background Effect measures the positive effects caused by higher than average socioeconomic status of the average family with adopted children. The Family Background Effect contrasted with the negative Adoption Effect caused by a number of different factors that could work against an adopted child. Using linear regression analysis, the study finds that the Family Background Effect prevails over the Adoption Effect. Then the Oaxaca Decomposition technique breaks down the effects of each family background variable on educational attainment for the adopted young adult. It is determined that the differences in the average level of education of the respondents' mother explains over 50% of the' difference in educational attainment between adopted and biologically raised young adults. |
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Spear, Nicole K. "Adopted Children's Outcome as Young Adults in Regards to Educational Attainment and Income." Honors Project Paper 102, Department of Economics, Illinois Wesleyan University, 2009. |
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Adopted Children's Outcomes as Young Adults in Regards to Educational Attainment and Income The Park Place Economist 17,1, Article 16 (2009):68-75. Also: http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/parkplace/vol17/iss1/16/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Digital Commons@ Illinois Wesleyan University (DC@IWU) Keyword(s): Adoption; Educational Attainment; Family Income; Family Size; I.Q.; Income; Intelligence; Mothers, Education; Poverty; Undergraduate Research Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. My study examines the outcomes of young-adults who were adopted versus those who were not. By measuring educational attainment and income, I believe that this is a better study as it measures an application of intelligence. It looks at the true circumstances of the young adult's life, especially since society tends to evaluate people not on their IQ but instead considers their educational attainment and income. My study will be similar to one conducted by Andres Bjorklund and Katarina Richardson (2000), except I use data from the United States rather than Sweden. |
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Spear, Nicole K. "Adopted Children's Outcomes as Young Adults in Regards to Educational Attainment and Income ." The Park Place Economist 17,1, Article 16 (2009):68-75.
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