Few studies have investigated the causal spillover effects of compulsory education on children's siblings. Using a regression discontinuity method, I find that Hong Kong's 1971 free compulsory primary education policy reduced the dropout probability for the eldest siblings of full policy beneficiaries, especially for children in low-income families. Having younger brothers who were full policy beneficiaries did not affect the elder child's educational attainment. Having younger sisters who were full policy beneficiaries increased the eldest child's educational attainment, especially for the eldest sister. The results shed light on how sibling sex composition might affect intra-household resource allocation of human capital investment among children.

This paper reports on a study undertaken in Hong Kong, addressing the way that resources are deployed in grammar schools to provide a curriculum for sixth-form students. The crucial resource in this analysis is time. An analytical technique that allows modelling of the allocational effects of alternative educational decisions is used. This technique also permits the direction and magnitude of cross-subsidizational flows among school activities to be identified The results of this analysis and their implications for Hong Kong schooling are discussed.
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This paper directly tests for differences in returns to education between the employed and self-employed in Hong Kong. Using a step-function, we find significantly smaller returns for the self-employed, suggesting that in the highly competitive labor market of Hong Kong education plays a signaling role. This pattern persists for both genders, when accounting for self-selection into employment status and when accounting for self-employed professionals who signal.
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