The kid's speech: The effect of stuttering on human capital acquisition
Articles
Overview
published in
- ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW Journal
publication date
- January 2014
start page
- 76
end page
- 88
volume
- 38
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
full text
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0272-7757
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1873-7382
abstract
- A number of studies have shown that childhood speech disorders such as stuttering are associated with lower test scores and educational attainment. However, it is unclear whether these associations are causal in nature or whether they can be explained by difficult-to-measure heterogeneity at the community, family, or individual level. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and ordinary least squares, we show that stuttering is negatively associated with high school grades, the probability of high school graduation, and the probability of college attendance. However, empirical specifications with family fixed effects or controls for learning disabilities such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder suggest that these associations can, in large part, be explained by difficult-to-measure heterogeneity. © 2013.
Classification
keywords
- educational attainment human capital speech disorder stuttering educational attainment higher education human capital least squares method mental health probability psychology secondary education