correlated unobservables, we find that children of low-educated parents benefit significantly from the presence of high … impact of heterogeneous ethnic capital on educational outcomes of children. Correcting for endogenous location choice and …-educated parental peers of the same ethnicity. High educated parental peers from other ethnicities do not influence children’s learning …

Children of Asian immigrants in most English-speaking destinations have better academic outcomes, yet the underlying … causes of their advantages are under-studied. We employ panel time-use diaries by two cohorts of children observed over a … decade to present new evidence that children of Asian immigrants begin spending more time than their peers on educational …

Using over 50 thousand time-use diaries from two cohorts of children, we document significant gender differences in … pronounced for higher performing students. By contrast, gender differences in media time are the main factor explaining gender … gaps in non-cognitive skills. As children age, gender differences in time allocation play an increasing role in explaining …