Publication
Sep 2010
Losing a parent is a trauma that has consequences for human capital formation. Does it matter at what age this trauma occurs? Using longitudinal data from the Kagera region in Tanzania that span thirteen years from 1991-2004, we find considerable impact heterogeneity across age at bereavement, but less so for the death of opposite-sex parents.
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Author | Jens Hagen, Toman Omar Mahmoud, Natalia Trofimenko |
Series | Kiel Institute Working Papers |
Issue | 1649 |
Publisher | Kiel Institute for the World Economy |
Copyright | © 2010 Kiel Institute for the World Economy |