the substantial political efforts to equalize educational opportunities in Germany. Persons with less-educated parents …

developmental functioning of children at younger ages (2-4 years) than ever previously examined. Data from the German Socio … the correlations exist even for those preschool children who spend no time in day care, which implies that the correlation …

expansive income tax policy that is adopted to increase public education expenditure per pupil. It is shown that such a policy … may exacerbate income inequality in the long run if for the less skilled dynasties, the benefits of more public spending …-induced tax base erosion is not severe, an expansive income tax policy indeed enhances future human capital for all dynasties, and …

-wing. Parents, politicians and voters are probably not aware of this phenomenon - nor are social scientists. The paper discusses its …

effects prevail even after ontrolling for labour market and income-related factors. The findings are pronounced in Germany and …

result taller and heavier parents should have more sons relative to daughters. Using two British cohort studies, evidence was … parents' height and weight using one of the datasets. No evidence of any such relationship is found. …