We develop a multi-agent model of the education production function where investments of students, parents, and … survey data and a mandate to randomly assign students to classrooms. Consistent with our model, we show that exposure to …

environments across the two areas, we find remarkably consistent results: in families with two or more children, second-born boys … the evidence rules out differences in health at birth and the quality of schools chosen for children. We do find that …

Using birth certificates matched to schooling records for Florida children born 1992-2002, we assess whether family … gap in neonatal health. We conclude that the gender gap among black children is larger than among white children in … substantial part because black children are raised in more disadvantaged families …

Analyses of income inequality have identified the importance of increased demand for worker skills, but … characterizations of worker skills by the amount of schooling attained do not capture important aspects of the widening income … quality is an important component of the changing income distribution. The central analysis focuses on how governmental …

rate versus just the steady-state income level - matters less than academic discussions suggest. We close by discussing …