This paper documents disparities in cognitive development-as measured by a receptive vocabulary test-between children …

scores, and sizable effects on college attendance and enrollment at more selective institutions, in particular for low-income … children. Our findings suggest that parental time investments are neutral to early skills gaps, while monetary investments are …

Do parents alter their investment in their child's human capital in response to changes in school inputs? If they do … children's education. The use of out-of-school suspensions is the novelty of this paper. Out-of-school suspensions are chosen … by the teacher or the principal of the school and not by parents, but they are a consequence of student misbehavior. To …

compensated through school resources. In this way, by incorporating the behavioral responses of parents, teachers and policymakers …

students around year-specific catchment boundaries that cannot be exactly anticipated by parents. I find that attending the …-added. Results suggest that parents select schools that are specifically effective in increasing their children's achievement …Expanding parental choice in education may increase system-wide productivity if parents select schools that form a …