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"Only Children Are Not Doomed" (Written by Emily Oster)

In this article, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, looks at the data on the social effects and misconceptions of only children versus those with siblings: "it would seem that siblings do not have a large impact on most characteristics we can measure."

April 27, 2020 New York Times

In this article, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, looks at the data on the social effects and misconceptions of only children versus those with siblings: "it would seem that siblings do not have a large impact on most characteristics we can measure."

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