SPILLOVERS: having an older brother who entered school late have stark negative impacts on 2nd-gen girls’ GPA. These are lasting effects since treatment occur at day care age but outcomes measured at age 15/16.

DIRECT EFFECTS: 2nd-gen migrant girls only enjoy the maturity advantage of late school entry if they do not have a younger brother. Here using the standardized final GPA at age 15/16 as the outcome.

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My JMP focuses specifically on second-generation migrant girls. How does education policy impact them as they grow up in a highly egalitarian society, yet within families that have migrated from more gender-traditional origins?

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