Arbetsrapport, Institutet för Framtidsstudier - Institute for Futures Studies
No 2011:12:
Study achievement for students with kids
Daniel Hallberg ()
, Thomas Lindh ()
and Jovan amac ()
Abstract: In this paper we explore the composition of students, the
study length towards diploma, and examine the likelihood of diploma, all
with respect to parenthood. Few get children while enrolled in higher
education, nevertheless one fourth of female university students in Sweden
has children. In Sweden as in many other countries enrollment periods have
been prolonged and allocated to later parts of life. Using a large
longitudinal register micro data set containing educational achievement we
find that students with children seem to be somewhat more efficient in
their studies among those who have graduated. Becoming parent speeds up
ongoing studies but not studies that are initiated after entry into
parenthood. We also find an indication that students with children have a
lower dropout rate since their probability to register a diploma is higher,
compared to students without children.
Keywords: Students; parenthood; education; study interruption; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: I21; J13; J31; (follow links to similar papers)
36 pages, December 29, 2011
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