abstract: 'Family influences on economic performance are investigated. In

  particular, sibship sex composition is related to hourly wages using

  data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. The wages of

  men are increasing in the proportion of siblings who are brothers, but

  the wages of women are insensitive to sibling gender. Nonwage outcomes

  are generally unaffected. Contrasts by age structure and demographic

  group are also presented. The analysis addresses econometric challenges

  like the endogeneity of fertility and selection into the workforce. In

  addition, mechanisms such as labour market interactions, human capital

  investment and role model effects are documented. A questionnaire on job

  search indicates a same-gender bias in the use of brothers and sisters

  in obtaining employment. Developmental and psychological assessments

  suggest that brothers may be associated with worse childhood home

  environments and more traditional family attitudes among women. The

  findings are policy relevant and contribute to an understanding of

  gender differences and earnings inequality.'
affiliation: 'Rao, N (Corresponding Author), Univ Buffalo, 423 Fronczak Hall, Buffalo,
  NY 14260 USA.

  Rao, Neel, Univ Buffalo, 423 Fronczak Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA.

  SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY USA.'
author: Rao, Neel and Chatterjee, Twisha
author-email: neelrao@buffalo.edu
author_list:
- family: Rao
  given: Neel
- family: Chatterjee
  given: Twisha
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/00036846.2017.1374537
eissn: 1466-4283
files: []
issn: 0003-6846
journal: APPLIED ECONOMICS
keywords: 'Sibling effects; gender differences; wage equation; job search; home

  environment; family attitudes'
keywords-plus: 'INFORMAL JOB SEARCH; BIRTH-ORDER; COMPETITION EVIDENCE;

  ECONOMIC-ANALYSIS; MIDDLE CHILDHOOD; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SKILL FORMATION;

  SEX COMPOSITION; FAMILY-SIZE; LABOR'
language: English
number: '15'
number-of-cited-references: '80'
pages: 1725-1745
papis_id: 0effc0a8ad1a118f5d5e5d5b07933ffe
ref: Rao2018siblinggender
times-cited: '10'
title: Sibling gender and wage differences
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000427204000005
usage-count-last-180-days: '4'
usage-count-since-2013: '12'
volume: '50'
web-of-science-categories: Economics
year: '2018'