Lives project conducted in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is found that health shocks to poorer parents reduce investments in … children thereby reducing their future earnings, and perpetuating poverty and inequality. The paper discusses important … of paternal and maternal shocks on different cohort groups, roles of cognitive abilities of children and quality of …

sources: first, the inheritance of innate abilities and social network of family from parents by children; and second, capital … occupations such as services and sales. The findings highlight the fact that children of parents employed in high-paying and …Historically, the issue of intergenerational evolution of income, wealth, and socioeconomic status has been the subject …

. Data from 135 couples and their children show that the father's risk aversion is negatively associated with school … evidence that points to a preference for current income generated by the employment of boys in high-value cash crop production …

parental time investments in early childhood among low-income parents. We designed and screened a video that provided …, we added a positive feedback message to parents about their accomplishments during their participation in an earlier … suggests a potentially important role for social networks in parenting interventions in low-income settings. …