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Why Do First-Borns Perform Better? The First Years

November 6, 2017November 13, 2017 admin birth-order, children, family

A myriad of studies find that later-born children have worse educational and labor market outcomes as adults than their older

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First-Born Children *Are* Smarter

February 10, 2017October 10, 2017 admin birth-order, children, family, parenting

“First-born children have better thinking skills, study says” in The Guardian highlights JHR-published study that finds parenting behavior results in

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