Effects of Divorce on Children's Educational Attainment in a Mediterranean and Catholic Society

Albertini, Marco; Dronkers, Jaap

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“…Some studies have shown that children from disadvantaged families suffer more from divorce than children from affluent families (Albertini & Dronkers, 2009;Grätz, 2015;Mandemakers & Kalmijn, 2014). This evidence is consistent with the notion of "diverging destinies."…”

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Maternal Education, Divorce, and Changes in Economic Resources: Evidence from Germany

Leopold

2016

SSRN Journal

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research at DIW BerlinThis series presents research findings based either directly on data from the German SocioEconomic Panel study (SOEP) or using SOEP data as part of an internationally comparable data set (e.g. CNEF, ECHP, LIS, LWS, CHER/PACO). SOEP is a truly multidisciplinary household panel study covering a wide range of social and behavioral sciences: economics, sociology, psychology, survey methodology, econometrics and applied statistics, educational science, political science, public health, behavioral genetics, demography, geography, and sport science.The decision to publish a submission in SOEPpapers is made by a board of editors chosen by the DIW Berlin to represent the wide range of disciplines covered by SOEP. There is no external referee process and papers are either accepted or rejected without revision. Papers appear in this series as works in progress and may also appear elsewhere. They often represent preliminary studies and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be requested from the author directly.Any opinions expressed in this series are those of the author(s) and not those of DIW Berlin.Research disseminated by DIW Berlin may include views on public policy issues, but the institute itself takes no institutional policy positions.

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Maternal Education, Divorce, and Changes in Economic Resources: Evidence from Germany

Leopold

2016

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“…In recent years, researchers have become increasingly interested in how the effects of parental separation on child outcomes vary with social background (Albertini and Dronkers 2009; Augustine 2014; Bernardi and Boertien 2016; Bernardi and Radl 2014; Biblarz and Raferty 1993, 1999; Biblarz et al 1997; Cavanagh and Huston 2006; Elliott and Richards 1991; Fischer 2007; Jonsson and Gähler 1997; Mandemakers and Kalmijn 2014; Martin 2012; McLanahan and Sandefur 1994). From a theoretical perspective, it is unclear whether one should expect the negative consequences of parental separation on child outcomes to be greater or smaller for socio-economically advantaged children.…”

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“…Despite several papers addressing the empirical question of whether children from distinct social backgrounds experience different ‘separation penalties’, no clear answer can yet be given. Some studies conclude that greater adverse effects are observed in children from higher socio-economic backgrounds (Bernardi and Radl 2014; Biblarz and Raferty 1993; Martin 2012; McLanahan and Sandefur 1994), whereas others come to the opposite conclusion (Albertini and Dronkers 2009; Augustine 2014; Cavanagh and Huston 2006; Grätz 2015; Mandemakers and Kalmijn 2014). …”

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Explaining Conflicting Results in Research on the Heterogeneous Effects of Parental Separation on Children’s Educational Attainment According to Social Background

Bernardi

Boertien

2017

Eur J Population

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In recent years, researchers have become increasingly interested in how the effects of parental separation on children’s educational attainment vary with social background. On the one hand, parents with more resources might be better able to prevent possible adverse events like separation to affect their children’s outcomes. On the other hand, children from higher social backgrounds might have more resources to lose from a parental separation. A wide range of empirical studies on the issue have come to inconsistent conclusions, with support found for both perspectives. The aim of this paper is to monitor the influence of methodological and operational choices on the different results observed across studies. We focus on aspects such as the operationalization of key variables, the measurement of inequality in absolute and relative terms and the different strategies used to address endogeneity. We study the effects of parental separation on educational attainment for a cohort of British children born in 1970 and find that conclusions change depending on whether social background is measured using the mother’s or father’s characteristics and whether relative or absolute differences between groups are considered. Results are relatively insensitive to the operationalization of dependent variables and the treatment of missing data. When using data from Understanding Society instead of the British Cohort Study, results also did not change. We reflect on how these findings can explain the contradictory results from earlier studies on the topic, and how heterogeneity in the effects of parental separation by socio-economic background should be interpreted.

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“…For instance, Grätz (2015) provided one of the few results on Germany, and found that only the school performance of socioeconomically disadvantaged children is affected by parental separation. Studies on Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden find smaller effects for children with resourceful mothers (Albertini and Dronkers 2009;Fischer 2007;Jonsson and Gähler 1997), but larger effects for children with resourceful fathers (Fischer 2007;Jonsson and Gähler 1997). Single-country studies on the United Kingdom and the United States in general support the conclusion that socioeconomically advantaged children are affected more by separation (Biblarz and Raftery 1993;Mandemakers and Kalmijn 2014;Martin 2012;McLanahan and Sandefur 1994).…”

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“…First, substantial research shows that children's educational attainment suffers less from parental divorce if they have more highly educated mothers (Albertini and Dronkers 2009;Fischer 2007;Grätz 2015). However, the two studies that used test scores rather than educational attainment obtained contradictory results.…”

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Unequal Family Lives

2018

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Across the Americas and Europe, the family has changed and marriage is in retreat. To answer the question of what is driving these changes and how they impact social and economic inequality, progressives have typically focused on the economic causes of changing family structures, whereas conservatives tend to stress cultural and policy roots. In this illuminating book, an international group of scholars revisit these issues, offering competing and contrasting perspectives from left, center, and right, while also adding a third layer of analysis: namely, the role of gender -changes in women's roles, male employment patterns, and gendered family responsibilities -in driving family change across three continents. Unequal Family Lives: Causes and Consequences in Europe and the Americas adds richness and depth to our understanding of the relationship between family and economics in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core at http://dx

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Effects of Divorce on Children's Educational Attainment in a Mediterranean and Catholic Society

Cited by 35 publications

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Maternal Education, Divorce, and Changes in Economic Resources: Evidence from Germany

Maternal Education, Divorce, and Changes in Economic Resources: Evidence from Germany

Explaining Conflicting Results in Research on the Heterogeneous Effects of Parental Separation on Children’s Educational Attainment According to Social Background

Unequal Family Lives

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