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When do children read books?

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This paper investigates the reading of fiction books by 15 year olds in 18 OECD countries. It appears that girls read fiction books more often than boys, whereas boys read comic books more often than girls. Parental education, family structure, and the number of books and televisions at home influence the intensity with which children read fiction books. Reading comic books does not affect the reading of fiction books. Parents who want their children to read fiction books frequently should have a lot of books at home and at most one television.

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  • Jan van Ours, 2008. "When do children read books?," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(4), pages 313-328.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:edecon:v:16:y:2008:i:4:p:313-328
    DOI: 10.1080/09645290801976902
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    1. Jerrim, John & Lopez-Agudo, Luis Alejandro & Marcenaro-Gutierrez, Oscar D. & Shure, Nikki, 2017. "What happens when econometrics and psychometrics collide? An example using the PISA data," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 51-58.

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