Economies of scale, resource dilution and education choice in developing countries: Evidence from Chinese households

Shen, Guangjun; Zou, Jingxian; Liu, Xiaoguang

doi:10.1016/j.chieco.2017.03.003

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“…The firstborns may be “immune” from the sibship size effect in small families. Our results are consistent with those of Shen et al 20 .…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Thus, there may be economies of scale relative to raising more children. Theoretically, the scale economy effect should be stronger at smaller quantities 20 . Effective sibling interactions may help overcome the shortage of resource dilution, and parents may gain experience from raising older children, which can in turn help them rear their younger children more effectively.…”

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confidence: 98%

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Comparison of educational performance between the only children and children in two-child families

Lao

Lin

2022

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This paper estimates the causal effect of only-child status on educational performance among junior high school students from only-child and two-child families in China. It uses the dataset of the China Education Panel Survey 2013–14. The results show that the only children's educational outcomes are significantly low than students from two-child families. Only children's willpower and extraversion are weaker than children's from two-child families. The scale economies effect is strong and the resource dilution effect is weak when sibling size is small.

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“…The firstborns may be “immune” from the sibship size effect in small families. Our results are consistent with those of Shen et al 20 .…”

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 94%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Comparison of educational performance between the only children and children in two-child families

Lao

Lin

2022

Sci Rep

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“…An alternative explanation for why parental investment in the firstborn child is not reduced by the birth of a sibling is that the resource dilution effect may have been offset by economies of scale whereby the average cost of childrearing diminishes with increased family size (Qian 2018;Shen et al 2017). If this were the case, supposing that economies of scale are larger when children are of the same sex or closely spaced (e.g., they can more easily share clothes and books), one would expect the effect of having a sibling to be less negative on the firstborn child when the firstborn child and the sibling are of the same sex or closely spaced.…”

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confidence: 99%

Parental Investment After the Birth of a Sibling: The Effect of Family Size in Low-Fertility China

Chen

2020

Demography

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A large body of research has examined the relationship between family size and child well-being in developing countries, but most of this literature has focused on the consequences of high fertility. The impact of family size in a low-fertility developing country context remains unknown, even though more developing countries are expected to reach below-replacement fertility levels. Set in China between 2010 and 2016, this study examines whether an increase in family size reduces parental investment received by the firstborn child. Using data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), this study improves on previous research by using direct measures of parental investment, including monetary and nonmonetary investment, and distinguishing household-level from child-specific resources. It also exploits the longitudinal nature of the CFPS to mediate the bias arising from the joint determination of family size and parental investment. Results show that having a younger sibling significantly reduces the average household expenditure per capita. It also directly reduces parental investment received by the firstborn child, with two exceptions: (1) for firstborn boys, having a younger sister does not pose any competition; and (2) for firstborn children whose mothers have completed primary education or more, having a younger brother does not reduce parental educational aspirations for them. Findings from this study provide the first glimpse into how children fare as China transitions to a universal two-child policy regime but have wider implications beyond the Chinese context.

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“…Economies of scale at higher education institutions (HEIs) have been gaining attention around the world [1,2]. Many strategies are being used such as the merger of colleges and campuses to minimize costs and burdens on students without compromising their qualities [3,4].…”

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confidence: 99%

Is There Complementarity between Teaching and Research? Evidence from Pakistani Higher Education Institutions

Gebru

Khan

Raza

2022

Education Research International

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Many activities have been used to impart knowledge and foster the quality of education at higher education institutions: mainly teaching and research. Higher education institutions have typically focused on the adoption of teaching and research independently, but in many instances, both activities coexist. By taking into account the coexistence, this study empirically analyzed why teaching and research activities appear together and how joint adoption of the activities has economic impacts on the performance of the higher education institutions. To do so, this study tested the existence of complementarity between teaching and research using supermodularity through the data envelopment analysis approach. Therefore, the empirical result showed that complementarity between teaching and research confirms that the adoption of one activity strengthens the adoption decision about the other activity. This implies that the institutions that execute both activities simultaneously become more productive rather than adopting a single activity. Moreover, it is important for academic decision-makers to take decisions in order to allow universities to achieve economies of scale.

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Economies of scale, resource dilution and education choice in developing countries: Evidence from Chinese households

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

Comparison of educational performance between the only children and children in two-child families

Comparison of educational performance between the only children and children in two-child families

Parental Investment After the Birth of a Sibling: The Effect of Family Size in Low-Fertility China

Is There Complementarity between Teaching and Research? Evidence from Pakistani Higher Education Institutions

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